"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent,"
Luckily, this film isn't that. Wasted potential- Its good. as good as this concept can be, its not a particularly ground-breaking film. it's dynamics work fluidly and the story wraps up very neatly .
This film effectively shows De Niro's directing style exactly how you'd expect it to be, classic- timeless, yet so vivid of the time. From Lillo Brancato's superb performance, to the grittiness of the 60s New York setting. This…
“Obviously, Doctor... you’ve never been a thirteen-year-old girl. ”
NO. But I do think that line sums up my entire gripe with this film. Most likely because I'm not "A thirteen year old girl" the plot feels entirely pointless and unsupported, not just for the fact that these are very surface level representations of mental health issues. But also because of the lack of reasoning for it.
The Film doesn't bother to set up reasons for the girls issues nor…
I'm BACK LETTERBOXD I may be fatherless but I still watch movies. this movie was good, I was thinking "wow its shot so much like fantastic Mr fox" turns out I'm not a cinematic visionary and it was just the same director, so my ego took a blow 👍
