Diminished Capacity
About this movie
- Synopsis
- Author Sherwood Kiraly pens the screenplay adaptation of his own comedic novel concerning a man (Matthew Broderick) who gets amnesia after suffering a blow to the head and the road trip he embarks on with his Alzheimer's-afflicted uncle (Alan Alda) ......
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- Starring
- Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda, Dylan Baker, Louis C.K.
- Director(s)
- Terry Kinney
- Distributor(s)
- IFC
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 87 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Leah GreenblattAdd Critic to Favorites
The result is fairly silly slapstick, but Alda, hair disheveled and brow knit with stubborn intent, is both fierce and quietly heartbreaking.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Jan StuartAdd Critic to Favorites
All of the actors convey the ebullience of old friends convening for an on-the-cheap reunion. The shared good spirits result in a diminutive comedy with a bounty of charm and shrewd humor.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
A road movie that never really takes off.Read the full review
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Scenes We Love: The Four Seasons
04/13/09 Moviefone Okay sure, we all know where he is, keeping busy with the likes of Diminished Capacity, Flash of Genius, and Nothing But the Truth . | Cinematical.com -
Movie Review: Diminished Capacity
07/12/08 The two stars of the sweet, minor-key dramedy Diminished Capacity both suffer from the not-operating-with-a-full-deck malady of the title sad-sack Chicago newspaperman Cooper ( Matthew Broderick ) due to a grade-3 concussion, and his dotty country uncle Rollie ( Alan Alda ) because of encroaching Alzheimer's. | Entertainment Weekly -
NAME CONFUSION
07/07/08 ALAN Alda and Wayne Rog ers love movies, but they have trouble remembering titles. | Page Six -
Indie Spotlight: New Releases for July 4
07/03/08 Moviefone A desire to see something that's not playing on every single screen in America? | Cinematical.com -
Capone Talks DIMINISHED CAPACITY with American Theater Legend Terry Kinney!
07/03/08 I had the distinct pleasure recently of talking to not only an accomplished actor, but also one of the three men (along with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry) who founded the Steppenwolf Theatre company here in Chicago. | Ain't It Cool News -
Film review: Diminished Capacity
07/03/08 Didn't we invent film festivals so we could sequester all the star-studded "how I spent my summer vacation" indie film projects and keep them out of our arthouses? | The A.V. Club -
Review: Diminished Capacity
07/03/08 Moviefone Some of cinema's most iconic shots of Chicago appear in Ferris Bueller's Day Off , and the film is certainly Matthew Broderick's most iconic role. | Cinematical.com -
REVIEW | House of Cards: Terry Kinney's "Diminished Capacity"
07/02/08 Cooper ( Matthew Broderick ), a small-town-boy-made-good in the big city but lately suffering from the lasting effects of a serious concussion, heads back home to visit his fading Uncle Rollie ( Alan Alda ). | indieWIRE -
Critics Consensus: Hancock Isn't Signature Smith
07/01/08 It seems like a can't-miss prospect: a moody, conflicted superhero, unloved by the public despite his best efforts, played by Will Smith, aka Mr. | Rotten Tomatoes
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