Two weeks ago Lizzie an I went to our Friday afternoon getaway to the movies. Choices were difficult since there are so many lousy ones showing. We get to the movie early so we can see the previews. Question. I wonder why there are so many sci-fi pictures being made today. It seems like every trailer is one of those and the upcoming destruction of the earth.
If you want to see a great film check out, "Win-Win" with Paul Giamatti. He plays a lawyer who is having financial problems supporting his family. He also is a high school wrestling coach. His team is like his checking account; nearly non-existent. Anyway, a "wunderkind" wrestler moves to his school but in the ensuing story he has a moral decision to make. I would understand if we've all been in the same position as the character Giamatti plays sometime in our lives.
You might be interested in knowing this kid wrestler was actually a state champion in New Jersey, had never acted before and on a whim went to the casting call. Obviously, he got the part or I wouldn't be writing about him. The kid played the part perfectly; your normal screwed up teen-ager who has been the victim of selfish parenting.
Go see the film before it disappears. Giametti is excellent in all that he does. You may have seen him in the HBO production, John Adams. Actually, one of his first films was done in 2004 called "Sideways" with Thomas Haden Church. It takes place in California wine country. It's lucky that it does since it's about wine. See it, too.
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