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Mar 7, 2019 · The “I” of the title is Steve, played at age 60 by J.K. Simmons (who is married to the director, Michelle Schumacher). An inveterate alcoholic who lives alone and disheveled, Steve learns that ...
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Mar 8, 2019 · The screenplay by Tony Cummings and director Michelle Schumacher is too wise to let little Stevie’s dad (Max Greenfield) or Steve himself be one-dimensional alcoholics. There is a scene of a wife pouring booze down the sink, and there are the inevitable confrontations and recriminations. Steve’s dad loses his job.
Mar 10, 2019 · Max Greenfield, Mandy Moore, and Iain Armitage in ‘I’m Not Here’. Courtesy of IMDb. Stevie comes from a broken home. His parents divorced at a young age, due largely in part to his father’s (Max Greenfield) alcoholism. Drinking becomes the common thread in Steve’s life, as he has his first drink at six years old while staying with his ...
- The Tree of Life…Without The Metaphysical Artistry
- The Meaning of Life Has Never Felt So Inauthentic
- Conclusion: I’m Not Here
After watching the trailer and reading the synopsis, one is immediately reminded of Terrence Malick’s polarizing The Tree of Life from 2011. Both depict an older, disillusioned man reflecting on his youth to achieve clarity in his present. They each also happen to depict a raging war between the nurturing maternal (Mandy Moore) and volatile paterna...
What’s more, for a story depicting the absolute necessity of enriching relationships that can only be offered through authentic human connection, the moments presented in the film feel eons from anything genuine or emotionally affecting. We have a lukewarm first date predicated on nothing other than physical attraction, a contrived courtroom scene ...
Overall, despite the large questions it establishes at the onset, I’m Not Here offers no answers or satisfying catharsis (even with the rare post-credits scene, which is virtually unheard of for an indie film). While the film aims for a final release of emotion as Steve finally comes to terms with his past, the audience is instead presented with an...
Mar 4, 2019 · Stevie is subjected to getting his father (Max Greenfield) drinks and even tastes it to see what has him so enraptured. Triggered by this past with his father, Steve (Sebastian Stan) is plagued ...
Mar 3, 2019 · I’m Not Here. Lacks Decisiveness But Is Perceptive About Alcoholism. Throughout, J.K. Simmons invents the film with a primordial physicality of loneliness and self-loathing. Michelle Schumacher’s I’m Not Here is an odd mixture of the subtle, moving, and maudlin. Dramatizing isolated moments in an alcoholic’s life as he contemplates ...
Synopsis. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. As the power is shut off and the fridge runs empty, an aging and debilitated man contemplates a life full of loss and mistakes. As he ...
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