|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 1
|
[ 4 posts ] |
|
Author |
Message |
jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
|
Infinitely Polar Bear
Infinitely Polar BearQuote: Infinitely Polar Bear is a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Maya Forbes, and starring Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, and Ashley Aufderheide. The film premiered in competition at the 10th Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. The film is scheduled to be released on June 19, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics.
|
Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:09 am |
|
|
thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14544 Location: LA / NYC
|
Re: Infinitely Polar Bear
This was wonderful. It was very sweet and heartfelt. Mark Ruffalo delivers an absolutely stunning performance that is among the year's best, and Zoe Saldana is also at the top of her game. The child actors are also surprisingly great and I completely bought them as a family unit. The last few scenes made me cry. It ends on a very positive note and should be a crowdpleaser. Don't miss it. A-
|
Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:57 am |
|
|
David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
|
Re: Infinitely Polar Bear
An extremely charming and well-acted story of domestic dysfunction and perseverance. In Boston in the late 1970s, Maggie (Zoe Saldana) raises daughters Amelia and Faith (Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide) alone while her bipolar husband Cameron (Mark Ruffalo) slowly recovers in a hospital after a particularly volatile episode. When she receives a coveted scholarship to Columbia shortly after he is discharged, Maggie entrusts the care of the children to Cameron for a year and a half with enormous trepidation. Reportedly inspired by writer and director Maya Forbes' own New England upbringing, Infinitely Polar Bear is elevated from start to finish by an unforced, warm sense of nostalgia. Forbes also wisely sidesteps clichés and potential thematic hazards: her film is not a crisp, linear story of a man conquering his mental illness or transforming from a failed patriarch to the greatest father ever, but rather one of patience and tough love expressed daily amidst small failures and triumphs. In the formidable lead role, the ever-charismatic Ruffalo delivers one of the most riveting performances of his career to date. He instantly establishes a convincing, rambunctious dynamic and rhythm with his child co-stars (there is nary a false note as they argue and bond and test one another) and creates a multifaceted character who is, at his best, a buoyant and creative force, but also plagued by an unsolvable capacity for despair and rage.
A-
_________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
|
Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:35 am |
|
|
movies35
Forum General
Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:53 pm Posts: 8626 Location: Syracuse, NY
|
Re: Infinitely Polar Bear
This was really, really wonderful. Very funny, surprisingly moving and it features one of Mark Ruffalo's very best performance. How this wasn't a huge hit this summer I will never know.
A
_________________ Top 10 Films of 2016
1. La La Land 2. Other People 3. Nocturnal Animals 4. Swiss Army Man 5. Manchester by the Sea 6. The Edge of Seventeen 7. Sing Street 8. Indignation 9. The Lobster 10. Hell or High Water
|
Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:13 pm |
|
|
|
Page 1 of 1
|
[ 4 posts ] |
|
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 189 guests |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
|
|