Again and again, we get reminded that novel idea for a script stays novel only if it manages to keep its focus. " I care a lot" has a very intriguing premise. Our, youth obsessed culture is petrified of old people, doesn't know what to do with them and prefers to put them out of sight, and often out of mind. Dark, over the top comedy, played with gusto by Ms. Pike and Ms. Wiest, starts strong and takes no prisoners. Alas, in its overblown two-hour format it starts to lose its footing and meanders to a non-sensical Wonder Woman parody. And it seems to forget what it wanted to say. The terrifying everyday reality of monsters prospering and winning, while decent get stomped on is balanced with vigilante "justice". Dystopian worldview doesn't take well to unfocused artistic vision.
Review of I Care a Lot
