Review of Being Flynn (2012) by Sanjaya P — 20 Sep 2012
This is one of those films you know next-to-nothing about but ends up packing a major emotional punch. I am sure some of the credit can be given to the source material; but it has become an effective film because of its director, Paul Weitz (About a Boy, In Good Company, American Dreamz).
It is the story of floudering writer Nick Flynn whose relationships are all-kinds-of-messed-up until he begins working in a Boston homeless shelter where he meets Denise (Olivia Thirlby - Juno, United 93, The Wackness).
He has an estranged relationship with his father (Robert De Niro - The Godfather, Heat, Casino) who is a self-proclaimed literary national treasure (who claims to be superior to F. Scott Fitzgerald ..
. ahem) and who left his mother (mysteriously) many, many, many years ago (she is played by Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights, End of the Affair, Children of Men). One night at the shelter Nick is surprised to come face-to-face with his father .
.. and the movie falls into place. It is about Nick coming to terms with his father and his life and about his father coming to terms with reality. I found this to be surprisingly absorbing. It might not be the best film out there; but I found it to be a movie I came to appreciate.
This review of Being Flynn (2012) was written by Sanjaya P on 20 Sep 2012.
Being Flynn has generally received mixed reviews.
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