Last Friday as I was perusing the movie section of the paper I noticed the review for a movie titled, Win Win. I don’t read reviews before I see a movie and write my own review, but I did look at the information box to check out the writer and director. In this case they were one and the same, Thomas McCarthy. I like when movies are written and directed by the same person — it gives them a cohesiveness and depth. But, what really got me excited was I’d seen and loved two of Mr. McCarthy’s previous movies –The Station Agent and The Visitor. If you haven’t seen these two movies you should put them on the top of your Netflix list. If you have seen them you know that Mr. McCarthy writes ordinary characters that are touched by other characters with extraordinary circumstances — a man with dwarfism in The Station Agent, an immigrant couple in The Visitor, and a teenage wrestling champion looking for a family in Win Win. You won’t see car chases or pole dances, but there are plenty of laughs and big doses of humanity in Mr. McCarthy’s films. I hope that this well-written movie is not forgotten at Oscar time!
Lots of laughs, good story, strong performances, and a human touch = QQQQq
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