Thursday, February 03, 2005
The Station Agent
The Station Agent:
Finbar McBride: Peter Dinklage
Olivia Harris: Patricia Clarkson
Joe Oramas: Bobby Cannavale
Emily: Michelle Williams
Cleo: Raven Goodwin
Henry Styles: Paul Benjamin
Danny: Joe Lo Truglio
Written And Directed By Thomas McCarthy.
This film is just a solid effort on all accounts. Peter Dinklage, who you might remember as Miles in “Elf”, is an actor that is hard to forget. Not because he is a dwarf, but because he makes you forget that he is anything other than a terrific actor. He dominates every scene in this film. First time writer/director McCarthy does a fantastic job with this film; touching, funny, and enjoyable at all times.
Finbar’s best and perhaps only friend has just died, leaving behind an old abandoned train station in New Jersey. Fin has no reason not to move into the station. Believing that this will be a great way to be left alone, he is quickly proven wrong. A small town is probably the worst place to blend in, no matter who you are.
Fin meets Joe and is nearly run over, twice, by Olivia. He tries very hard to be unlikable, but the harder he tries the more Joe and Olivia wish to be around him. My favorite thing is that he insists on giving these one word answers to any question posed. His new “friends” keep after him, pressing for personal information, and while he answers the questions, he will not elaborate at all. Neither of them seem to notice and continue to ask questions. The writing is just amazing in this regard.
Eventually the wall he has built around himself begins to break down and he lets Joe and Olivia in a little.
By the end of the movie, Finbar is a little braver, and a little more tolerant of those around him. He even makes one little girl very happy.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone. Enjoy!
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Finbar McBride: Peter Dinklage
Olivia Harris: Patricia Clarkson
Joe Oramas: Bobby Cannavale
Emily: Michelle Williams
Cleo: Raven Goodwin
Henry Styles: Paul Benjamin
Danny: Joe Lo Truglio
Written And Directed By Thomas McCarthy.
This film is just a solid effort on all accounts. Peter Dinklage, who you might remember as Miles in “Elf”, is an actor that is hard to forget. Not because he is a dwarf, but because he makes you forget that he is anything other than a terrific actor. He dominates every scene in this film. First time writer/director McCarthy does a fantastic job with this film; touching, funny, and enjoyable at all times.
Finbar’s best and perhaps only friend has just died, leaving behind an old abandoned train station in New Jersey. Fin has no reason not to move into the station. Believing that this will be a great way to be left alone, he is quickly proven wrong. A small town is probably the worst place to blend in, no matter who you are.
Fin meets Joe and is nearly run over, twice, by Olivia. He tries very hard to be unlikable, but the harder he tries the more Joe and Olivia wish to be around him. My favorite thing is that he insists on giving these one word answers to any question posed. His new “friends” keep after him, pressing for personal information, and while he answers the questions, he will not elaborate at all. Neither of them seem to notice and continue to ask questions. The writing is just amazing in this regard.
Eventually the wall he has built around himself begins to break down and he lets Joe and Olivia in a little.
By the end of the movie, Finbar is a little braver, and a little more tolerant of those around him. He even makes one little girl very happy.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone. Enjoy!
