Arthur Newman
Directed by:
Dante AriolaScreenplay:
Becky JohnstonComposer:
Nick UrataCast:
Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche, Kristin Lehman, David Andrews, Peter Jurasik, Steve Coulter, M. Emmet Walsh, Autumn Dial, Sterling Beaumon, Lucas Hedges (more)VOD (4)
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Wallace Avery hates his job. His ex-wife and son hate him, and he's blown his one shot at living his dream. Not wanting to face all this, he stages his own death and buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman. However, Arthur's road trip towards anew life is interrupted by the arrival of the beautiful but fragile Mike, who is also trying to leave her past behind. Drawn to one another, these two damaged souls begin to connect as they break into empty homes and take on the identities of the absent owners: elderly newlyweds, a high-roller and his Russian lady, among others. Through this process, Arthur and Mike discover that what they love most about each other are the identities they left at home, and their real journey, that of healing, begins. (official distributor synopsis)
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Exactly as Emma53 stated in her review, Colin Firth and Emily Blunt don’t fit together at all, but maybe that’s the whole point of this film. The clash of their very different lives and miseries created a bond that might help both of them. Unfortunately, this happens in the form of rather sad and gloomy testimonies that don’t do much to spark joy. A human but incredibly sad movie.
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