I bet the film is simple, from the series “Forrest Gump has grown up”, but the emotions remained only positive. And this film can not be called a one-off, if I come across it in the future, changing channels, I will stay and watch again with great pleasure.
Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, and if I see his name in the credits, I’ll see the movie because I know Tom isn’t in a bad movie. And Larry Crown. Tom didn't let me down.
This film is the same as Tom (about what he and the writer, and the director, learned already in the final credits), at first glance mediocre and boring, but look closely and see the priceless treasures of his soul, boundless kindness, childlike spontaneity, mind and experience, not tampered with cynicism, and easy pleasant humor... Which cannot but be respected.
What's the drama? Such a simpleton as Larry in America is simply called a loser, he is a loser himself, and without work he is elevated to the third degree in this rank. However, Larry did not succumb to depression and unfavorable circumstances at first glance, took himself together and decided to start everything in a clean slate, that is, he challenged fate. Maybe it is not very clear for us what the tragedy is, but for a local person to be without a job is like being out of life, a credit account, housing, respect, weight in society immediately goes into the minus. Consider the wave of suicides in the United States at the height of the recent crisis. So this film is just for them and is important, it teaches not to give up, teaches with hope to look forward, teaches not to be afraid to trust others, teaches us not to be afraid of change, teaches us the phrase “Everything is done, everything is for the better” familiar from childhood.
Melodramaticity in the romantic line with Julia Roberts, but the melodrama is subtle and gentle, without the vulgarity and nudity that is fashionable nowadays, causing not the desire to squander rather (pardon) snot with sugar, but rather smile.
Comedy is also present, although many for some reason do not see it. Light humor flows through the looks, gestures, hovers in the atmosphere of the film. I had a smile on my face.
I am saddened by the fact that my favorite actors are noticeably aging, and the young are not yet “catch”...
I read that one married couple, when they ran into Tom Hanks at one of the gas stations after the release of Larry Crown, told the director that they did not like his film. Hanks, apologizing for disappointing them, gave the couple $25 for paid tickets. He promised to “do everything possible to make the next film better.”
If I met Tom Hanks in the parking lot, I'd shake his hand. That's it!
8 out of 10 Original