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March 22, 2005
The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2004), Thomas McCarthy:
So I guess this is penance for seeing Peter Dinklage and not remembering his name or having seen his movie. Also, it's about New Jersey, so I couldn't not see it.
It's funny and touching and Patricia Clarkson still plays grating characters (and well). Thomas McCarthy said he wrote the script specifically for these three actors and I'm not sure it would work otherwise, the chemistry is so good. Raven Goodwin is one of the best child actors I've seen in a while and how has Michelle Williams stayed hidden for so long? I got a little annoyed when the film got serious, not because it did--I understand the need to push the characters--but it seemed like it did because it felt it had to, not to say anything important about any of them.
12/15
Posted by bing at March 22, 2005 01:35 PM