Loved it

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2016)

This is a real movie - no bombs blowing up. No one gets shot or loses limbs by a sword, and thankfully no special effects like horses exploding or flying. It is a great story, and well acted all around. Jeff Bridges has always been one of my favourites and thought he was splendid. He had the character nailed down and really held on to it. Chris Cooper is another favourite of mine. Hard to explain why, other than he just fits into every role he does, and does it well. Toby Mcguire is terrific as Red. And Elizabeth Banks did a great job as Marcela Howard. Special nod to William H. Macey as the zany radio show host. The only thing that sort of bugged me is you never find out what happened to Red's parents! Did they meet again or just disappear? All in all, a great feel good movie about trying, and never giving up.