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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- Director: Stephen Daldry
- Writer: Eric Roth; Jonathan Safran Foer
- Producer: Celia D. Costas; Tarik Karam
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Extremely difficult...definitely divisive...
Autism, grief, 9/11...and, one of the most annoying characters depicted on screen - let us hope that young and androgynous Mr Horn is a gifted actor - otherwise, he's going to have a very difficult life.
Daldry has received Oscar nominations for all of his films (to date, 4 in all)...impressive.
This is not so impressive - it is astutely annoying, disrespectful and emotionally manipulative.
The first half of the film will drive you up the wall and the second half will have you scurrying across the ceiling.
By the end, there will be those that will be touched and there will be those that will be vomiting into the nearest bin.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A troubled young boy, Oskar, is trying to cope with the loss of his father. Oskar starts lashing out at his mother and the world. Until a year later, he discovers a mysterious key in his father's belongings and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock, just as he used to when his father was alive. On this journey he is bound to meet a lot of people and learn a lot about himself and his family, but will he ever find the lock?
Cast & Characters
Tom Hanks as Thomas Schell;
Thomas Horn as Oskar Schell;
Sandra Bullock as Linda Schell;
Zoe Caldwell as Oskar's Grandmother;
Dennis Hearn as Minister;
Paul Klementowicz as Homeless Man;
Julian Tepper as Deli Waiter;
Caleb Reynolds as Schoolboy;
John Goodman as Stan the Doorman;
Max von Sydow as The Renter