![]() ![]() ![]() On what he habitually refers to as “the worst day,” Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) lost his doting father Thomas (Hanks), who was also his best friend, in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. The film unfolds in 2002, in New York City. If families and general audiences looking for a dewy big screen drama have but one holiday choice, though, they might be more apt to select one of the movies with animals ( War Horse, We Bought a Zoo) rather than one focusing on the emotional aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Straight out of the gate, Extremely Loud, which opens in limited release on Christmas Day and wide on January 20, 2012, should find its commercial prospects bolstered by the participation of Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock as the adolescent parents’ subjects, in what amount to supporting roles. In reality, it’s a preening and somewhat contrived film, a tapestral effort of skilled tradecraft brought to bear upon a self-serious framework of overt manipulations.īelow-the-line, the film often bears the hallmarks of a classy, well-ordered production. ![]() ![]() An adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel, the movie purports to filter anguish and the experience of loss through the prism of a quirky young boy. Stephen Daldry has previously made three feature films and been Oscar-nominated as Best Director for each of them, so Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close demands to be taken seriously, and certainly will be by many awards pundits and critics. ![]()
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