Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity is a 2008 comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and written by Sherwood Kiraly, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda. It was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in July 2008. It was produced by Plum Pictures.
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| Directed by | Terry Kinney |
| Produced by | Galt Niederhoffer Celine Rattray Tim Evans Daniela Tapling Lundberg |
| Written by | Sherwood Kiraly |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick Virginia Madsen Alan Alda |
| Cinematography | Vanja Cernjul |
| Edited by | Tim Streeto |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $23,719 |
Plot
A newspaper editor suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie, and his high school flame, Charlotte. The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, but a few people want the card.[1]
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Cooper Zerbs[2]
- Virginia Madsen as Charlotte[2]
- Alan Alda as Rollie Zerbs, Cooper's Uncle[2]
- Louis CK as Big Stan[3]
- Jim True-Frost as Donny Prine
- Dylan Baker as Mad Dog McClure [2]
- Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan
- Jeff Perry as Casey Dean, Cooper's boss
- Lois Smith as Belle Zerbs, Cooper's mother
- Chris Bauer as Lloyd, Charlotte's ex
- Tom Aldredge as Wendell Kendall
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "This low-key comedy about memory loss offers mild pleasures but is too bland to fully resonate."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] USA Today said that it "has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be." Time Out New York said, "Great, just what we needed: another rote exercise in indie-feely humanism."[6]
References
- Diminished Capacity (2008)
- Film & Events Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Sundance Film Festival
- Sweeney, Eamon (18 July 2008). "Stand-Up King". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Diminished Capacity (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- "Diminished Capacity Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- Diminished Capacity Movie Reviews, Pictures, Rotten Tomatoes