Directed by Stephen Daldry
2012
Viewed January 2012
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this movie. It has gotten such mixed reviews, but the preview was amazing, so I had high hopes. I am pleased to report that this is one of the better movies that I’ve seen in awhile. It follows nine year old Oskar Schell (who was tested for asperger’s and reports that the results were not definitive) who’s father frequently sends him on little treasure hunts throughout New York City. Oskar’s father is in the World Trade Center on 9/11 and dies after leaving many messages on the answering machine. Messages that only Oskar has listened to. Oskar finds a key in with his father’s belongings and believes that if he finds the lock that it opens he will find one last message from his father. He eventually gets help from a mute old man who is renting a room from his grandmother and they help each other on a road to emotional healing. I loved Thomas Horn who played Oskar, he was absolutely amazing. He wasn’t even an actor before this movie, the director saw him win on a kid’s edition of Jeopardy and asked him to audition. I also loved Max Von Sydow who is not in the movie for a whole lot of time, and never speaks, but relays so much emotion just through his face. Amazing. If you see this movie be sure to bring tissues, both Bobby and I cried (I cried through basically the whole movie). A
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