Welcome to Marwen (2018)

[Robert Crawford]

Title: Welcome to Marwen

Tagline: He found courage in the most unexpected place

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Diane Kruger, Falk Hentschel, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Stefanie von Pfetten, Leslie Zemeckis, Siobhan Williams, Neil Jackson, Matt O'Leary, Eric Keenleyside, Veena Sood, Christie-Lee Britten, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Nikolai Witschl, Matt Ellis, Conrad Coates, Samantha Hum, Jason Burkart, Robert Mann, Alexander Lowe, Sharon Crandall, Patrick Roccas, Kate Gajdosik

Release: 2018-12-21

Plot: A man copes with life after an assault by constructing a miniature replica version of a World War II era town in his backyard. Adapted from the 2010 documentary "Marwencol."

 

[Edwin-S]

A live-action/animation hybrid that not only looks original but interesting on a level that most films that use the technique don't.

 

[Jake Lipson]

That trailer hasn't really drawn me in. But it's Robert Zemeckis, so I'm sure I'll go to it.

As I said in the other thread, I do think going limited on December 21 and widening in January would be an advantage for something like this so that the bigger tentpoles don't eat it alive. We'll see what happens.

 

[TravisR]

But it's Robert Zemeckis, so I'm sure I'll go to it.

Yeah, I'll see anything Zemeckis does.

 

[Edwin-S]

I, personally, don't go to films based on who the director or main actor is. The trailer has to pique some sort of interest in me to see the film and this one managed to do it.

 

[GlennF]

I hadn't heard of it either until I saw the trailer at the theatre last week. Certainly looks interesting and has Oscar "bait" written all over Steve Carrell.

 

[JimmyO]

I will definitely go see this. Looks like a story that's pretty unique to me, and Carrell looks like he does an amazing job. I have been hungry for something really new...I'm a little over sequels and prequels.

 

[Hanson]

I will definitely go see this. Looks like a story that's pretty unique to me, and Carrell looks like he does an amazing job. I have been hungry for something really new...I'm a little over sequels and prequels.

I guess it's new... if you didn't see the documentary it's based on

 

[Malcolm R]

The first thing I thought of was Small Soldiers, the Joe Dante film from 1998.