Review of Arthur Newman (2012) by Roy S — 29 Apr 2013

Critics don't like this, and evidently audiences like it even less. I like it, though. I have a soft-spot for movies where odd, quirky people find each other (either platonically or romantically), and I like road pictures, and this one is both.

It is something of an old plot, where the older, duller guy meets the vivacious, somewhat crazy gal. Here the two are played by terrific British actors (Firth and Blunt) using American accents. Direction and camera work are okay, and the dialog doesn't exactly sparkle, but it did comment on the American belief in the ability to reinvent oneself.

I certainly enjoyed myself.