Hard to mess up a true story and invariably make for very good films that stand or fall on the cast.
The lead actors, Christopher Plummer and Williams, are fantastic.
Plummer carries out the role of the miserly JPG outrageously well as by about half way through the film you are expecting him to soften but he just keeps going and even manages to amplify the insight to the money is everything mindset.
Williams has a less dramatically defined character but nonetheless delivers a realistic mother with limited options fighting an institution performance.
The story itself was well paced and the locations well picked. However, the '70s stylized camera work was a bit distracting and is now tending to be overused.
The lead actors, Christopher Plummer and Williams, are fantastic.
Plummer carries out the role of the miserly JPG outrageously well as by about half way through the film you are expecting him to soften but he just keeps going and even manages to amplify the insight to the money is everything mindset.
Williams has a less dramatically defined character but nonetheless delivers a realistic mother with limited options fighting an institution performance.
The story itself was well paced and the locations well picked. However, the '70s stylized camera work was a bit distracting and is now tending to be overused.