This movie was another highly anticipated one for me.
This movie starrs Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke, Laura Linda Bradley (Hulu’s “Wedding Season “), Todd Louiso (“Silicon Valley”), Oscar Nuñez (“The Lost City”), Sophie Okonedo (“The Wheel Of Time”), Chris Grabher (“The Flight Attendant”), just to name a few.
This movie debuted at the “Toronto International Film Festival”. It was released on October 21st 2022 on Apple TV+. It was directed by Rodrigo García (“Four Good Days”).
This movie is a Comedy/Drama. It was rated R for language and some sexual content.
Onto the premise: Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies – and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they process who they’ve become as men, both because of their father and in spite of him.
This movie was actually pretty great, I didn’t expect to laugh this much in a movie about grief, Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke are so endearing and they really fit as this odd couple of half-brothers. It’s a darkly funny look at the process of losing a close one.
They have a down to earth approach that makes this dark comedy relatable, it has a morbid sense of humor at times and they have to dig up a few skeletons in the closet that adds to the family drama. Great actors, good laughs in a pretty grim premise but I ended up enjoying it a lot.
If I can add something I thought the music in the movie was also really good, a jazzy/blues score that also fits in the narrative of the movie with Ethan Hawke’s character having a musical background they did a good job incorporating that to the story.
Maybe not for everyone but if you can take some dark humour this could be some good entertainment for you!
Ok, I almost hit eight stars, but then I decided for seven -which is more reali
This movie is not some epic drama. What makes this movie to stand out, is simple story which doesn’t become boring not even for a second. I wouldn’t categorize this movie as a comedy, even there are some “weird” situations -to put it mildly.
I’m quite a fan of both actors, Hawk and McGregor, and they both deliver classy performance here. The rest of the cast was good too, however they don’t stand out that much in this story.
Let’s say it’s just a simple “real life” story.. there’s something to think about and there’s something to laugh about. I really enjoyed watching it -and that’s the whole point of a good movie.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie and would recommend it to anyone who likes Ethan Hawke and Obi-Wan-Kenobi aka Ewan McGregor. This movie was definitely “worth a watch”.
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