Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino, Rachel Kelly
Time: 116 minutes
Six months after losing his wife to cancer, Otto Anderson has become a true curmudgeon. At 63, he has just been pushed into retirement from his job in a Pittsburgh steel plant. He cancels the utilities in his rowhouse and he plans on killing himself to join his wife. His plan to hang himself is interrupted by the arrival of a young family across the street. Slowly, Otto finds himself getting involved in these people’s lives.
This film doesn’t bother itself with subtlety when it comes to tugging at your heartstrings. It pulls hard, but it does it well. Tom Hanks, as usual, is convincing like no other. He has a knack for inhabiting a role and making you believe in his character. The supporting cast was really good too. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
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