Eight
year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his
alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and
her new husband Kyle go to a Catholic retreat together.
Walt is just as uneasy about spending time with Anthony, especially
since their first day together is a series of characteristically
unfortunate events, including his truck breaking down, his landlord
locking him out of the house, and the theft of his toolbox, which he
needs for an upcoming job.
As Walt and Anthony set about finding the guy who stole the tools and
improvise around their other misfortunes, they begin to discover a true
connection with each other, causing Walt to become a better father and
Anthony to reveal the promise and potential of the good man he will
become.
| First,
The Confirmation is PG. Second, this film had a dozen chances to
fall
off the tracks, but it never did. My guess is that 92% of you
will say
"that was pretty damn good;" 8% will vote for Hillary. As someone
commented
when I recommended Inside Man
last week, "Clive Owen is very
underrated." Indeed. And the kid is terrific too. |
