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Stronger (2017)

Director:
David Gordon Green
COUNTRY
USA
GENRE
Drama/Biography
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Stronger
RUNNING TIME
119 minutes
Producer:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Michel Litvak
Scott Silver
Todd Lieberman
David Hoberman
Screenwriter (based on the book by Jeff Bauman):
John Pollono


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Jeff Bauman Jake Gyllenhaal ½
Erin Hurley Tatiana Maslany
Patty Bauman Miranda Richardson ½
Sully Richard Lane Jr.
Jeff Bauman Sr. Clancy Brown
Gail Hurley, Erin's sister Frankie Shaw
Larry Jimmy LeBlanc
Carlos Arredondo Carlos Sanz

 

Review

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, a young Bostoner who loses his legs as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings. And this film, based on Bauman's memoir, tells the story of his mental and physical recuperation. It is a bitter-sweet movie that aims for an emotional sucker-punch and ultimately connects quite well, much thanks to brilliant performances from Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany as his girlfriend, and a wonderful Miranda Richardson as his mother. They ensure that the film works well as a character study, even if director David Gordon Green's angles on the macro level may leave you with a vapid aftertaste of the Star-Spangled Banner in your mouth.

Copyright © 31.01.2018 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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