Although original stars Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte are reunited with director Walter Hill, all three seem to be
going through the motions here.
He is capable of more but he's just
going through the motions here — trying to play his usual tough guy.
Not exact matches
But this year, instead of
going through the
motions again and later expressing frustration when things don't
go as planned,
here's a thought:
Here goes another try... The Universe is a chaotic mixture of matter (sub-atomic particles) and energy (
motion and, light) in space time, where matter,
through evolution, recombines to raise up consciousness, such as yourself.
Now
here we have the same two actors — actors we like, actors who are good to look at, actors who work easily together — and the same directorial hand at the helm, and they just seem to be
going through the
motions.
Perhaps it's not fair to compare the two, but while Garden State felt full of life, Wish I Was
Here seems like it's
going through the
motions.
While Williams
goes through his earnest warm - fuzzy
motions as the lead (the only really distinctive thing about his work
here is how he wears a head - to - toe metal suit for much of the picture), the standout work — and that which
goes a long way for one's involvement in the picture — belongs to Embeth Davidtz, who has a dual role as Amanda, a.k.a. «Little Miss,» the youngest daughter in the family that «adopts» Andrew; and Portia, her granddaughter.
The pilot
goes through the
motions of announcing flight time, but never takes off; like the myriad migrants
here whose movements are blocked by European Union regulations, this plane is stuck in Greece.