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Ewan McGregor

Albert Finney

Billy Crudup

Jessica Lange

Helena Bonham Carter

Alison Lohman

Robert Guillaume

Marion Cotillard

Matthew McGrory

David Denman

Missi Pyle

Loudon Wainwright III

Ada Tai

Arlene Tai

Steve Buscemi

Danny DeVito

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Perry Walston

Hailey Anne Nelson

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Frank Hoyt Taylor

Savanna James

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Russell Hodgkinson

Don Young

Jayne Morgan

David Ramsey

Greg Hohn

Zach Hanner

George McArthur

Jeff Campbell

Lawrence Sykkmon

Bonnie Johnson

Howard Houston Jr.

Joanne Pankow

Trevor Gagnon

Jacob Radford

Karlos Walkes

Cathy Berry

John Fugate

Daniel Wallace

Metz Duites

Vincent J. Ybiernas

Barry C. Harvard

Edward Aldag

Michael Garnet Stewart

C. Alan Rawlins Sr.

Jake Brake

Bevin Kaye

L.C. Holt

Will Thomas

Tim Burton

Bruce Cohen

Colleen Atwood

Dan Jinks

Danny Elfman

Richard L. Johnson

Chris Lebenzon

Jean-Michel Ducourty

Nancy Haigh

Denise Chamian

John August

Richard D. Zanuck

Roy Barnes

Arne Schmidt

Philippe Rousselot

Jack Johnson

Robert Fechtman

Al Goto

Corey Michael Eubanks

Mary Ellen Mark

Janna Stern

Jack English

Dennis J. Lootens

Bob Badami

Zade Rosenthal

Guy Ferrandis

Christina Ann Wilson

Paddy Eason

Jeff Passanante

Scott Troha

Jean Ann Black

Susan Antonelli

Steve Humphrey

May Porter

Neal Norton

John B. Clarey III

James M. Davis

Michelle Skoby

Stephen Eno

Robert Ruiz

Taylor Bennett

Chamonix Bosch

Charles Croughwell

Ted Caplan

David Guilbeau

Geraldine Niche

Sara Philpott

David Norris

Cha Blevins

Alice Powell

Jacky Hardouin

Eileen Peterson

Dawn Brown

Evan Schiff

Christine Bodelot

Petur Hliddal

Kevin Scott Mack

Julie Saegert

Meyerer Miller

Bill Díaz

Chris Cummings

Linda De Andrea

Cynthia Onrubia

Jos'h Hancher

Tommy Harper

Ellen Segal

Rohan Claassen

John Radcliff

Michel Aller

John Eric Seay

Steve Bowen

Robin Citrin

Domi Piturro

John E. Sasaki

Val Drake

Ben Shepherd

Katterli Frauenfelder

Jeff Atmajian

Michael J. Flynn

Steve Rhee

Skip Lievsay

Dennis Sands

Keith Marbory

Timothy Michael Cairns

Philippe Gallichet

Tina Canny

Michael Antunez

Carl Fischer

Greg P. Russell

Dennis Gassner

Carla Meyer

Pedro Barquin

Bryan Booth

Dena Berman

Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor

Sherri Bramlett

Dorothy J. Pearl

Debra James

Robert Dawson

First time seeing this since probably 2003 in theaters and it's absolutely heartfelt and charming, probably one of Tim Burton's best films, or at least one of my personal favorites of his. Great performances all around but especially Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney. Really well done. **4.5/5**

CinemaSerf

I must admit I did struggle a little to wonder how Ewan McGregor could ever age into Albert Finley, but then as the whole principle of this story is to stretch the truth, then I suppose why not! It’s those very far-fetched sort of scenarios that caused this family’s problems in the first place as the young “Will” (Bully Crudup) has to return home after a three year estrangement from dad “Ed” (Finney) when the latter man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. A sort of uneasy truce breaks out between them as we realise that extent of their issues is more that the young lad actually believed some of the fantastic fables he was being spun by his enthusiastic younger dad (McGregor) and so feels that somehow he has been betrayed and lied to all these years. The most preposterous of those sees an early witchery outing for Helena Bonham Carter as the neighbour whose glass eye will espy the impending death of the startlingly naive young “Will”. The only solution here seems to be that dad acknowledges his failings to his profoundly disappointed son and maybe some form of reconciliation might emerge from these truths. “Edward” isn’t the apologising type, though, and so a bit of a Mexican stand-off seems destined to thwart any possibility of a rapprochement. Then again, could there be some truth to the old man’s stories after all? The inventive use of flashback and two really quite engaging efforts from McGregor and a sparingly used but effective Finney give this a certain poignancy as the ridiculousness of the initial premise of their falling out gives way to more serious and profound issues about truth. What might that actually be, and need it be the same truth for everyone? Maybe, just maybe, the young “Will” needs to take things a little less on face value? As the film progresses, the story becomes increasingly more touching and for that, the equally on-form Crudup can take much credit as this character study advances in the face of one tragedy, certainly, but hopefully not two. The switching around of the timelines works well and allows the production to indulge itself in two totally different eras with all of the creative benefits that offers. It’s quirky, quite funny and well worth a couple of hours.

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