Not exact matches
During an early screening
of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick 2012, which opens today, laughter erupted in the audience
near the
end of the
film thanks to corny dialogue and maudlin scenes (among the biggest guffaw getters: a
father tries to reconnect with his estranged son on the telephone, only to have the son's house destroyed just before he could say anything).
Mosab's
father, however, still believes him a traitor and has disowned him much like the majority
of Palestinians, a point Schirman makes a bit too much on the nose by having Mosab deliver a lengthy speech
near the
film's
end, culminating in choking back and wiping away tears.
Veteran screenwriter James Ivory — he's pushing 90 — did such an outstanding job
of capturing the soul and spirit
of the André Aciman novel that this tale
of first love, notably the
father - to - son speech
near the
film's
end, should make this a lock.
One
of the few unfortunate elements
of the
film, without giving away the whole plot, is
near the
end when Jesse «borrows» his the truck
of foster
father (Michael Madsen) without asking.
Writer Sorkin predictably surpasses first time director Sorkin, and never is that more obvious than a cringe - inducing
father / daughter scene on a park bench
near the
end of the
film.