The Station Agent (USA) (Miramax) (2003) ****1/2Year: 2003iMDB
Director: Thomas McCarthy Cast: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale
One of the sweetest movies of the year, that is bound to put a smile on everyone's face. The Station Agenthas an unlikely main character: Finbar McBride (Dinklage), a dwarf that grew accustomed to his lonely lifestyle which he embraced in order to avoid the permanent conflict and crude humor whose target he often is. The movie is about loneliness and finding friends in the most unexpected ways as Fin will learn to open up and help others open up in the most natural way. There is nothing forced in this movie and even though the characters seem odd and particular, there is a very generic feel about the transformations and moods that they go through before they learn to accept themselves and each other.
Posted by TheCasualCritic on December 13, 2003 01:32 PM | TrackBack