Paul Giamatti in ‘Win Win’ – Trailer
‘Win Win‘ is by director Todd McCarthy and stars Paul Giamatti. The summary from IMDB is as follows:
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy’s mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything
The review from Variety of the Sundance screening of ‘Win Win’ says Fox Searchlight may want a new ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘, but have something a little different:
It’s often hard to like Paul Giamatti’s characters, but even harder to hate them, which works both for and against Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” a disappointing domestic comedy in which all but the audience get what they want. Giamatti plays morally confused New Jersey lawyer Mike Flaherty, whose decision to take on an elderly client’s guardianship causes all sorts of trouble once the old man’s family shows up. Fox Searchlight no doubt hopes it has another “Little Miss Sunshine” on its hands, though “Win Win’s” intermittently amusing, R-rated blend of caricature and farce lacks that dysfunctional clan’s popular appeal.
Paul Giamatti is one of my favorite actors and I’m looking forward to when ‘Win Win’ opens in theaters on March 18th.
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