Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly
Genre: Drama
Rating: M
‘Here’ is the fifth film directed by Robert Zemeckis
starring Tom Hanks, and while not a 2.5-hour epic spanning 3 decades like ‘Forrest
Gump’, it does somehow manage to span 65 million years. This is done via the
film’s gimmick of the camera sitting in the one spot, focusing on the living
room of a house built in the early 19th century (presumably in New
Jersey, USA), which includes some flashbacks of what was there on that spot of
land before the house was built, including a Native American tribe.
We then follow ~5 families at various times and their life
in the living room. It’s not all linear, but isn’t too confusing, with the main
storyline following Al (Bettany) and Rose (Reilly) buying the house after WWII.
There they raise their 4 kids, with Richard (Hanks) played by a de-aged/‘Big’-era
Hanks from ~16. He then meets de-aged Margaret (Wright), and we follow them as
they age in the house over the decades. There’s some nice moments, some funny bits
and some sad scenes.
Even though it’s a relatively short film, it probably didn’t
need at least 2 of these storylines! The editing is sometimes good, but often unnecessarily
annoying. It’s trying to portray the small moments of life that add up to
create the human experience. It gets close, but due to the jumping around, you
don’t grow too attached to anyone, so the poignancy is lost. Almost a bottle episode!
Overall: Good tribute to set design!
Gav's Rating: 3 stars
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