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That was an excellent one.

One of my all time favorites.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I watched this randomly, knowing nothing about it. This is now my favorite film of the year. It was kind of an emotional roller coaster, but in all the right ways.The theater I watched this in allowed alcoholic drinks, which I nervously consumed due to the subject matter being related in a way that reveals the horror of consequences that can follow a night of drinking; lives completely altered in mere moments.I would recommend this movie to all ages 16+ including friends and family.Worth noting... I observed a few people in wheelchairs watching from in front of me. It was distracting at first to see screens glowing in front of them for subtitles. My frustration very quickly disappeared as the movie went on... please be patient if screens bother you.Enjoy the movie!

Usually a Gus Van Sant film with a cast like this would be a slam dunk. It does choose a worthwhile subject matter, the story of John Callahan and how he used his controversial but humorous cartoons and support from fellow alcoholics to recover from a devastating car accident that left him a quadriplegic. This film's good intentions cannot be questioned. But it nevertheless falls short for a couple of reasons.Only a handful of scenes have the emotional resonance that justify this film's having been made. A kernel of emotional truth and the human condition exist at the core. Everything else, sadly, I've already forgotten. Callahan's backstory before his accident is told in threadbare, scattershot fashion. Who he became after his horrible accident is laid out a bit more competently.Joaquin Phoenix acquits himself admirably in a role that, at first blush, seems off-kilter and too lowbrow even for him. With his performance here, Phoenix's range is no longer in doubt. He brings Callahan to life. Jonah Hill doesn't quite come away with the same achievement. I've seen him in a decent range of performances. He simply doesn't disappear into the role; rather he sticks out and keeps poking the viewer in the eye. His pimp-like performance as Callahan's gay AA sponsor/group leader is so incongruous that even Hill's best efforts cannot overcome how staggering a miscasting this was. Jack Black has a pivotal role in the film and he makes a nice contribution. Rooney Mara is a welcome presence here but is wasted as Callahan's caretaker with only a few scenes.I decline to recommend this film, because most of it is quite forgettable, despite a yeoman effort.

"Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot" (2018 release; 114 min,) is a bio-pic about quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan. As the movie opens, we see Callahan participating in a support group (we quickly learn it's an AA group). We then go back in time to the day of his accident. "I woke up without a hangover" and then starts a day of binge-drinking. As this point we're 10 min. into the movie but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.Couple of comments: this is the latest movie of writer-director Gus Van Sant. Van Sant uses Callahan's auto-biography of the same name as the basis for the film. I've not read that auto-biography so I can't comment how faithful Van Sant has remained to the book. Regardless, the movie should be judged on its own merits, and from that angle, I can unequivocally state that this is a darn good film. Van Sant decides to bring Callahan's story in a non-linear way, and the movie frequently jumps back and forth to various phases of Callahan's life. Of course non of this would matter without the brilliant performance, once again, by Joaquin Phoenix. Is there any role that this guy cannot bring? The supporting cast is quite good too: Jonah Hill (as AA group leader Donnie Green) gives his best performance in quite some time; Rooney Mara (as Swedish nurse Annu) is very charming; and Jack Black (as drinking buddy Dexter) is, well, Jack Black. Beware: AA gets a lot of focus in the film, so if that seems bothersome to you, you may want to check out another movie."Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot" premiered at this year's Sundance film festival to immediate critical acclaim. The movie finally opened at my local art-house theater this weekend. The Saturday matinee screening where I saw this at was attended okay for a matinee. Given the surefire positive of mouth this movie will generate, I can see this playing in theaters for many weeks to come. If you are in the mood for a top-notch quality movie with an even better leading performance, I'd readily suggest you check this out, be it in the theater, on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.

Joaquin Phoenix shines in this biopic movie as the real life paralysed cartoonist Callahan. Viewers are given the opportunity of getting to know his story through a series of flashbacks. He is shown speaking at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, being feted at some function / event , interacting with skate kids, getting positive / negative / controversial responses to his cartoons. We also get to see on screen the tragic incident ( drunk-and-drive type accident, actually) which paralysed Callahan. Phoenix will definitely be remembered for this fine, artistic performance as a paralysed cartoonist. Mr Gus Van Sant has done an effective work as a director on this movie. I would love to become a story-writer for movies. You can contact me on [email protected]