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Bookmark this pageDiminished Capacity (2008)
Director: Terry Kinney
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From Time Out London
Angling for the post-‘Little Miss Sunshine’ indie-whimsy dollar, this debut from former actor Terry Kinney starts well but loses its way in a bog of quirky characters, life-affirming platitudes and Sundance cliché.Magazine editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) isn’t thinking straight after a blow to the head, while his uncle Rollie (Alan Alda) is also impaired thanks to Alzheimer’s. When the pair set out for Chicago intent on making a fortune on one of Rollie’s old baseball cards, various increasingly unlikely and histrionic events follow.
Kinney exhibits zero control over his material, throwing in far too many characters and relying too much on timeworn plot devices: old flames, cranky bosses, riotous road trips. Coincidence piles on contrivance, resulting in an overbaked, tiresome finale. Despite a few memorable moments, and two winning leads, this is a predictable, drab and dispiriting experience.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 2013 , March 19 - 25, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Terry Kinney
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Tom Aldredge full cast
Rated: 15
Duration: 89 mins
UK Release: Mar 20 2009
US Release: Jul 4 2008
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