Quick and Dirties first:
Mr. Nobody--visually fascinating, story a mite perplexing but it's no Mulholland Drive. Can't say enough about Jared Leto's acting, nothing short of genius.
Almost Famous will please rockers but bore pretty much everybody else. Frances McDormand endearingly portrays the smothering mother who proves incredibly reasonable.
Mr. Nobody (2009) All around good acting. The story takes a little following but ties together around cosmological theory. Really about choices and the future, love, suffering and growth. Rivaling the star Leto is the stunning use of visuals worth the explanation in the extra features. A tad light on human insight, heavy on fable, and foreseeing a dire future of "quasi-immortality" where spectacle is all, sex is obsolete, and everything else is over the top.
Almost Famous (2000) Cameron Crowe's review of an age that will never be again--coming of age in an early era of rock and roll with an insider's view of drugs, sex, and R&R. Central character by Robert Fugit is credible for a youngster. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays mentor to the young critic. Kate Hudson, younger than ever plays worldly wise but vulnerable groupie--but calls her type Band-Aides. Frances McDormand plays the mom with her head screwed on straight. Zooey Deschanel the rebellious sister does cute. No heavy thinking in this one.
c. J.S.Manista, 2015
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