Okay so I lied about not wanting to watch another movie for a week. I saw this one on NF and had to watch it. WARNING...This movie doesn't fit in a box, and it isn't supposed too - that is the point. It is hard to rate on a 1-5 star scale because it isn't like watching a regular movie.
John Malkovich plays Buck Howard - a Mentalist more than a Magician - and John does what he always does in a movie, he steals the show with a fantastic performance. Howard travels the U.S. and delivers the same show over and over again. He is a fragment of what he used to be. In his younger days he was so popular that Johnny Carson had him on the late night show 61 times. Now a days Jay Leno hasn't called him once. His livelihood is based on smaller towns giving him gigs in a smaller setting. He is in denial and believes America still loves him. As a person Howard is just plain weird. He doesn't fit in, doesn't communicate well, and really has some weird quirks about him.
The other main character is played by Tom Hanks son and actor Colin Hanks. In my opinoin Colin does an okay job as Troy Gable - the road manager for Buck Howard. His friend in the show named Valerie Brennan is played by none other than Emily Blunt- who did a fantastic job in the Devil Wears Prada.
The underlining theme in this movie is really about Troy finding out what he wants to do with his life.
My wife did not like the movie - she thought it was boring. I felt that way starting out but then realized I needed to take off my regular movie viewing glasses and see this show for what it intended to be - an atypical comedy. I give the show 3 stars because of its uniqueness and how well Malcovich did with his character. I loved the scenes with Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks- always fun to see a real life father and son play a father and son in a movie.
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