Eccentric with a humorless intensity, this curlicued story of an oddball family features Toni Collette doing her familiar overexpressive thing as an unconventional feminist single mom; old -
soul kid actor Jason Spevack as her genius son, Henry, who's a miracle of artificial insemination; and Michael Sheen as an emotionally impacted academic with a bad memory.
Not exact matches
The film's
soul, however, belongs to Patinkin, a great
actor who even in his most stubborn scenes never fails to instill Saul with the best intentions; a dad just looking to do right by his
kids with the only handbook available to him.
The
actor's
soul - deep performance as Bobby, a motel manager working the low - rent fringes of Orlando's theme - park «paradise,» is alert to every nuance, and his achievement is even more notable considering the scene - stealing
kid actors he's surrounded by.