Release Date: October 10, 2014 Director: David Dobkin Producer: David Dobkin, David Gambino, Susan Downey Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Matt Riedy, Mark Kiely, Lucien Spelman Genre: Drama Running Time: 141 minutes
Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:11:52 PM | (Age Not Specified)
It would have been a much better movie if son and father were alone in a room for two hours, trying not to talk to each other. This movie seems designed to showcase Downey's acting chops. Frankly we only ever see Downey, the movie star, and not his character. Okay we get it, he is angry with his father. And his father is afraid of his son's recklessness. All the rest is soap opera with a predictable ending.
Lots of people showed up to be in the audience--they must have been starved for an Ironman fix. Problems with Downey speaking too fast, not able to get all the dialog. Also, problems with editing... camera is on others when Downey is speaking (too fast)...although it doesn't matt
Saturday, October 18, 2014 6:07:09 PM | (age group: 50 or over.) | F
This movie is outstanding! It has all the elements of an award winning movie in my opinion. It has humor. drama, excitement, heartache and heartwarming moments - not to mention GREAT acting! Robert Downey Jr. was amazing and it was great to see him outside of the Ironman movies. He is truly a gifted actor. Robert Duvall is always wonderful but he played the role of the Judge perfectly. All the other actors were also played really well and made the entire movie so realistic in terms of family dynamics. It touched my heart in so many ways and will stay with me for a long time. A MUST see movie!
Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:27:02 AM | (age group: 35–49) | F
I go to the movies every week and by far this is the best movie this year! Well written, suspenseful, unprdictable and excellent acting! Can't wait to buy the dvd! Refreshing to finally see a movie that was satisfying to my intellect!
Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:36:26 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Excellently acted movie with two of the greatest actors Robert Downey Jr. And Robert Duvall. Someone should win an Oscar! Vera Farmiga was great too! It was a very touching story.
Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:06:53 PM | (Age Not Specified)
This is not a GREAT movie, it's a good movie with GREAT performances by Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr. Billy Bob Thornton, though he didn't have a large part was both riveting and believable as the prosecuting attorney. I don't believe any other actor could've been as successful in this role. Although I found the movie draggy and with too much cliqued dialogue, it was well worth the price of the ticket and my time to go see it.
