Tumbledown (2015)
Rated R
Starring Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Manganiello, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne,
Directed by Sean Mewshaw
The Story:
Hannah (Hall) is trying to get past the passing of her husband, an acclaimed folk musician, and she's attempting to do that by writing a biography about his life. Andrew (Sudeikis) is a writer from New York who is also a big fan of her husband's work, and is also working on writing a biography. Oil meets water and the two clash over just what the musician meant to Hannah and to the fans.
This is an interesting romantic dramedy that is a very, very slow burn in development.
Hannah and Andrew clearly are at odds when they first meet, and a romance between the two is the last thing you're expecting...
except for the fact that you're totally expecting it, because that's why the movie is here.
It's what the two discover when they begin working together that changes their preconceived notions about the man they are both writing about and the two end up working together to make one really good book.
Sudeikis continues to shine as a leading or supporting actor in films. He dials down his usual personality to about an 8 (versus an 11!) and it helps sell the film. He may be unliked by Hannah, but he's not unlikable.
Hall does a fine job as the widow who doesn't quite know how to let go, and doesn't really want to either.
Final Grade: C+
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