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Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Melanie Lynskey, Alex Shaffer, Nina Arianda, Sharon Wilkins, Margo Martindale, Burt Young (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Mike Flaherty steht als erfolgloser Anwalt und Trainer einer erfolglosen Ringermannschaft nicht gerade auf der Gewinnerseite des Lebens. Als er gegen Bezahlung die häusliche Pflege eines dementen Mandanten übernimmt, ihn dann aber aus Überforderung ins Heim abschiebt, läuft sein Leben völlig aus dem Ruder. Unerwartet taucht dessen 16-jähriger Enkel Kyle auf, der von zu Hause ausgerissen ist. Mike nimmt ihn kurzerhand in seiner Familie auf und entdeckt, dass der Junge ein begnadetes Ringertalent ist. Endlich scheint Mike einmal Glück zu haben, wäre da nicht noch sein kleiner Nebenjob, der plötzlich unerwartete Konsequenzen nach sich zieht... (Fox Deutschland)
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Wii-n Wii-n. A drama about the path to a great victory. On a small scale. The indie background of festival darling Thomas McCarthy is brought to light by the film’s very slow pace and its reluctance to get going. Otherwise, anyone who has seen at least two Hollywood sports dramas will find the plot to be as transparent as the glass in a trophy case. Unlike The Station Agent and The Visitor, Win Win did not appeal to me at all, despite being more complex in its interest in the broader context of its characters’ bad mood (crisis, stress, pressure and such). I didn’t care why Giamatti is in trouble, how he got into it or how he plans to get out of it, i.e. how he fills his sterilised life. He’s not a suitable actor to play an “average Joe” character, and his mediocrity here manifests as absolute uninterestingness, which is a word that could be applied to the film as a whole. 50%
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Paul Giamatti is a great actor and with Win Win he proved it again. Thanks to him, but also thanks to the other actors, this film is presented in a way that keeps you entertained. Even though it's about growing up, about how we can fuck up our lives, it's presented in such a way that you won't feel like you've seen this a hundred times before.
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