"Normal?"
"What's normal?"
"What happened?"
"Life happened."
Based on a short-story by the late Raymond Carver and adapted into screenplay and first writer-director debut by Dan Rush, this 2010 comedy-drama seemed more heavy-hearted and morose than anything else. Starring funny-man American Will Ferrell, Michael Pena who some might remember from 'Crash', English Rebecca Hall (The Town) and newcomer 'Kenny' played by Christopher Wallace, this film was more thought-provoking and serious than stirring any side-splitting laughs. Picked up by 'Lions Gate' and made for approximately $5 million USD it was a decent effort at showing that despite everything - all hope is never lost.
A bit slow-moving, but wonderful acting abilities displayed by Ferrell, the audience gets a feel of reality without the hollywood explosions and over-sized mammary glanded actress'. 'Lost is a good place to find yourself' and certainly a test in our strength, character and resilience.
Great story, some brilliant dialogue, honorable execution, but perhaps not the best direction; I felt that although characters were charming, each one should have pivoted the story forward instead of our viewers being stuck as our main character was day in and day out. Silence and less dialogue in film is welcomed, but not if it doesn't hold our spectators or keep the story interesting. There were some dry patches of humour but I find it hard to see other's pain comical at all.
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