Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

Genre: Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Rob Burnett
Cast: Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez
Running time: 93 minutes


 

Ben Benjamin is a writer who is dealing with the tragic loss of his son. As he is trying to avoid being served divorce papers by his estranged wife, he takes a course to change career path and become a registered caregiver. For his first job, he is a hired by Elsa, a single mother and bank manager who moved to Seattle from England, to take care of Trevor, her 18-year-old son with Muscular Dystrophy. A singular bond will form between the two men as they decide to go on a road trip together.

This is a really sweet film. I laughed a lot. I was also moved by certain scenes in situation. The story is compelling, and the acting was good. It was a little cheesy at times, but, overall, I really enjoyed this movie with a weird title that I never can seem to remember.

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