When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.
Tom Harberd Compton Ross Phil Hunt Josh Kesselman Kevin McCormick Scott Putman Alan Pao Luke Daniels Jenny Hinkey Rory Koslow
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"Be careful of who and what you believe in, Find someone who you love fiercely and loves you the same way back".
This is one of those real hidden gems that, as a lover of cinema, you always hope will come along once in a while. I happened to have Film4 on the other night, and this arrived as a late night showing. I'd never heard of it, but the mention of Mickey Rourke headlining was enough to get my attention. No recommendation from a friend, or family member, nothing. I went in totally cold.
Not sure it will quite do this justice, but the best way of describing it's premise is 'Grosse Pointe Blank' meets 'Some Kind Of Wonderful'.…
"Be careful of who and what you believe in, Find someone who you love fiercely and loves you the same way back".
if i buy an mri machine and put it inside my house, will it make nat wolff fall in love with me
"Hey, don't rationalize being a victim."
Another one that gets no Letterboxd Love! Dramedy starring Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman, etc. Kind of a coming of age movie with a hint of real violence. I thought of Harold and Maude while watching this, though it is not the same thing really. I just thought it was well done/ acted even if a bit predictable. Pretty sad in places too. I liked it..
Just once, I'd love for coming-of-age high school stories to be written by people who have been to high school in the last ten years
The killer and the college student. A weird mix of clichés done so broad that they sort of poke fun at the situations at the same time. And in a way it works with Mickey Rourke giving as solid performance as he's allowed.
Mickey Rourke fascinates me. I mean, I'm real good with faces but his eludes me somehow. Put a picture of him in this role as Ashby, together with his Diner persona Boogie, and no way you connect the two guys. Sure, more than forty years separate those two roles, but faces don't change THAT much! And then there's the voice. Again, completely different from the handsome man back in his youth. What once was a pleasent tenor, is now a rumbling bass. How does that happen short of surgery? I absolutely love him in Pope of Greenwich Village. Brash, bold, and devil may care was his attitude back then. An asshole, if rumors are to be believed. A real tough…
I saw this when it first came out and even reviewed it like a dumb dickhead, but I remembered absolutely nothing going in a second time except that it’s like the movie St. Vincent. Mickey Rourke’s hair deserves its own review. What the fuck was that thing? I recently heard on the HDTGM podcast that Rourke insisted on wearing some dumb sunglasses in the film Barfly (but I think they were talking about Angel Heart? Those beach shades are unforgettable). Anyways and point being, nobody working on Ashby said, “you can’t wear that insane pompadour wig, especially with those stupid outfits and sleazy jewelry.” He looks like Les from Hardcore Pawn, but made out of cheap plastic, steroids, and dirt.…
the kitchen scene near the start of the movie 😭
6.5/10
i only put this on for emma roberts but it was a pretty good movie and better than a lot of her movies.
Tony McNamara’s comedy drama starring Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts and Sarah Silverman about a high-school student who discovers that his neighbour was once a CIA hitman.
The story concerns Ed Wallis (Nat Wolff), a high school student, who helps his neighbour, Ashby (Mickey Rourke), a previous CIA murderer, who is terminally unwell. But their relationship changes when Ashby chooses to kill three ex-managers.
Nat Wolff gives an OK performance in his part as Ed Wallis, the high school student who makes an awful discovery about his neighbour, while Mickey Rourke is alright as the title character Ashby, the retired killer who goes back to his previous methods.
Elsewhere, Emma Roberts and Sarah Silverman don’t offer much in their…
Good intentions and some genuine moments that just didnt seem to come together as a whole.
