Its a very solid and inspiring coming of age story, even if it is not the most origianl movie, it still goes straight to the heart and has important topics. James Gray stays true to his immigrant theme and packs it to his own childhood memories of growing up in Queens.
The performances are very good. Finally Anne Hathaway turns into a wonderful performance again and chose the right project. So far one of the best supporting performances of the year because she nicely plays against character in a very grown up performance.
Anthony Hopkins gives a beautiful warm performance and is the heart and solul of this movie. Again, the master actor turns into an award worthy performance and proves that he still got it. Its nice to see him in that environment and one of the most heartwarming grandfather performances of the recent years. I loved Jeremy Strong because it was a very difficult performance he mastered wonderfully. He plays this brutally strict father but who has still good motives and the heart at the right spot. To portray that believably and avoiding that audiences hate him was truely a difficult task that he mastered excellently. Last but certinaly not least we have Banks Repeta who gives one of the best kids performances of the year so far. Really nicely nuanced and absolutely on the spot. Generally a great ensemble work that lives from a wonderful screenplay.
The performances are very good. Finally Anne Hathaway turns into a wonderful performance again and chose the right project. So far one of the best supporting performances of the year because she nicely plays against character in a very grown up performance.
Anthony Hopkins gives a beautiful warm performance and is the heart and solul of this movie. Again, the master actor turns into an award worthy performance and proves that he still got it. Its nice to see him in that environment and one of the most heartwarming grandfather performances of the recent years. I loved Jeremy Strong because it was a very difficult performance he mastered wonderfully. He plays this brutally strict father but who has still good motives and the heart at the right spot. To portray that believably and avoiding that audiences hate him was truely a difficult task that he mastered excellently. Last but certinaly not least we have Banks Repeta who gives one of the best kids performances of the year so far. Really nicely nuanced and absolutely on the spot. Generally a great ensemble work that lives from a wonderful screenplay.