increasing symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, heartbreakingly played by Nick Nolte. He takes a final trip with his granddaughter from London to Venice. She adores him, as do we.
Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer are appropriately worried as the young girl's parents.
On to the scoring.
Is it interesting?
All ways.
A+.
A+.
Compelling even?
Almost always.
A+.
A+.
Is it good storytelling?
Excellent.
A+.
A+.
Is it well written?
Extremely.
A.
Extremely.
A.
Is it well cast? Well played?
Nolte is fantastic. Jacqueline Bisset is appropriately old enough to play Mortimer's mother.
A+.
Well shot?
A+.
Well shot?
Very
A.
A.
Did the director put such a personal stamp on it so that no one else could have made it?
Not really.
C.
How long does it take to establish the film's locale and time period?
The present, immediately.
Not an issue.
B.
Not an issue.
B.
Is it too long? Too short?
Perfect.
A.
A.
Is it believable? Do you care about the characters?.
Yes, and yes.
A+.
A+.
.
Is it predictable?
Mostly.
B.
B.
Do you think about it after you've seen it?
Often.
B+.
Is it funny?
Often.
A.
.
.
Would it have been worth the thirteen bucks it would have cost to see it in the movies?
Yes.
A.
A.
Is it impressive?
Very.
A.
Very.
A.
Overall grade: A.
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