Dedication

[Jon Starr]

Henry Roth is messed up. A New York children’s book author who tells kids that Santa doesn’t exist, he hates sleeping with - and next to - anyone, including his girlfriend and must lay on the floor, usually with heavy objects on top of him just to feel safe.

“Dedication,” a modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children’s book series (Billy Crudup) is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator (Mandy Moore) after his best friend and creative collaborator (Tom Wilkinson) passes away

I have to say, this is a little gem that I've seen recently. I really enjoyed it. It's sort of a romantic comedy, but not in the hollywood, ashton kutcher and liv tyler having a final meeting at an airport kind of romantic comedy. More along the lines of Garden State (but not exactly). It's quite unique, and it's really enjoyable. It's really character driven.

I recommend it with two thumbs up.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/dedication/trailer/

 

[TheMacB]

this was my favorite movie of the year. awesome acting from Crudup and Wilkinson. even from mandy moore. I wondered if the scene with Balaban in the freight elevator was an homage to Life Lessons. And they did a great job going between real life and imagination. I often have a hard time believing those types of scenes but they pulled it off well. It reminided me of All That Jazz. Justin Theroux's first time directing too.

So Good!