Sunday, March 13, 2022

Losing all the leaves

Father has his ways. He's old, stubborn to shit, mean-spirited if necessary. But his memory is a losing game. Nothing seems to be what it seems. Sometimes he doesn't recognize his own daughter and even talks to imaginative people who say he's getting on everyone's tits and should be sent to a nursing home. Sounds a bit depressive and sad, but they pulled it off remarkably well and The Father is entertaining as hell. A dazzling performance by Anthony Hopkins.

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