8/27/2024
Synopsis: An over the hill actor gets invited to a TN movie festival to accept his lifetime achievement award.
The Good: Burt Reynolds was great in this. You got the feeling it was very honest to something that mattered to him. Ariel Winter made a good appearance to begin a hopefully long movie career and the story that unfolds is satisfying, endearing and sweet.
The Bad: Apparently Reynolds cost so much they could only give Ariel half a wardrobe. The story isn’t breaking new ground. You kinda know where it’s going but it does it with heart.
Best Line: Well, I was on Abilify, which is a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder, but it felt like fireworks were going off in my brain 24/7, so I tried Trileptal. But that caused me to sleep for two solid weeks. And I was taking that with Lexapro, which is an antidepressant, but that turns you into a fat zombie. And then I tried Zoloft, which kills your sex drive, and that’s just not gonna work. Klonopin is an anti-anxiety, but that put me to sleep for 10 hours, too. And Lamictal, which is similar to Lithium, gave me a bad rash all over my body, which was so not cute. Then they put me on Seroquel, an antipsychotic, which also put me into a deep sleep for hours on end. So they put me on Provigil, which is a stimulant that kept me up and focused, which was good. In fact, I had to try several stimulants before settling on Provigil. Adderall, Vyvanse, but those all make you act like a coke addict. The Suboxone gave me scary hallucinations and caused me to throw up all over the house, which, like I said before, isn’t super cute. I’m currently on a cocktail of Provigil, Ativan, which is for anxiety, Prozac for my depression, which helps clear the fog from my brain a little bit. And an enzyme patch, which is an MAO inhibitor. I mean, it helps but I can’t eat chocolate when I’m on it, which is depressing unto itself…’
‘…Can I help you?’
‘Should you be driving?’
Fun Fact: In response to an audience question at the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival, Burt Reynolds said that the role of Vic Edwards was the most “honest” he had or would ever play. – IMDb
Verdict:
Technical: 7.1
Entertainment Value: 7.5
Genre Rating: 7.4
IMDb Score: 7
Total: 7.3
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