Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Some time after the death of his father (Tom Hanks) at 9/11, young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) finds a key inside an envelope marked with the word “Black”, and embarks on a quest to find the right “Black”. Considering the talent involved here, this is a huge disappointment, especially from a director who made The Hours (2002) work so beautifully. The story about a boy dealing with grief after 9/11 has good moments (especially a scene with Jeffrey Wright), but is awfully burdened by its many contrivances; the boy’s precociousness is also tough to take.

2011-U.S. 129 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Screenplay: Eric Roth. Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer. Music: Alexandre Desplat. Cast: Tom Hanks (Thomas Schell), Sandra Bullock (Linda Schell), Thomas Horn (Oskar Schell), Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman… Jeffrey Wright.

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Published by Stefan Hedmark 2012-02-15 08:29

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