Viv (Gaby Hoffmann) cares for her hospitalized husband leaving her son Jesse (Woody Norman) in the care of her radio journalist brother Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix).
It's a small personal indie. It's in black and white. It makes everything more intimate and more indie. Joaquin is doing a more reserved character. Gaby's work is mostly done on the phone which is interesting. The kid is quite effective. The funniest scenes are Johnny trying to deal with an uncooperative Jesse. This film has its fun moments but mostly it's an intimate film of relationships. I do question Johnny's guardian instincts right from the start. It makes no sense to uproot a child from his home especially during traumatic times. I wish that his reasoning has something more compelling than his job. I don't sense that his job is worth that much anyways. All in all, this is an interesting small indie.
It's a small personal indie. It's in black and white. It makes everything more intimate and more indie. Joaquin is doing a more reserved character. Gaby's work is mostly done on the phone which is interesting. The kid is quite effective. The funniest scenes are Johnny trying to deal with an uncooperative Jesse. This film has its fun moments but mostly it's an intimate film of relationships. I do question Johnny's guardian instincts right from the start. It makes no sense to uproot a child from his home especially during traumatic times. I wish that his reasoning has something more compelling than his job. I don't sense that his job is worth that much anyways. All in all, this is an interesting small indie.