The other night I watched the independent movie "The Station Agent". It is such an unlikely success, it's not hard to understand it was not picked up by the major studios - can you imagine the pitch? "Well, its this dwarf, you see, who is a train-nerd, and he moves to the countryside to watch trains and befriends, however unwillingly, his neighbours." Does not sound like a big blockbuster movie that the stars will flock around, does it ;-) ?I read somewhere that the director, Thomas McCarthy, adapted his script to his leading actors, which is probably why their chemistry is so wonderful. "Unhurried but continuously captivating" is an apt comment on http://www.imdb.com/ . Great storytelling without a lot of words, relaxed pace but never boring, heart-warming without getting syrupy... Can you believe it's McCarthy's debut as director?
No wonder the film has earned more than 20 awards... Warmly recommended!
/Kris C
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