Brett Haley | The Movie My Life

The Hero (2017), Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon

Starring Sam Elliott, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter and Laura Prepon, The Hero is about an ailing movie star (Elliott) who’s coming to terms with his past and mortality.

I like the subject matter, and, not to drag things to the dark side a little bit, but we’ll all be ailing at some point. It can’t hurt to learn a thing or two about how other people deal with it.

I liked Elliott’s performance in I’ll See You In My Dreams (2015), almost as much as I did the deep bass in his wonderful voice. *Sigh.

The Hero Release Dates: June 9th, 2017 (US)…

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I’ll See You In My Dreams (2015), Blythe Danner, Rhea Perlman

Besides being recognisable as an actress in her own right, I was first aware of Blythe Danner as the mother of Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow.

I’m also aware of her as the seemingly lovely lady who often plays a well-meaning mother in films and TV shows, such as Meet The Parents (2000) and Will & Grace (1998-2006), respectively, to name just two.

In the Brett Haley-directed I’ll See You In My Dreams, Danner stars with great charm in a comedy/drama that follows her character (Carol) and her experience of life after retirement.

The nature of the relationships between Carol and her female friends was one of my favourite things. I say watch I’ll See You In My Dreams for a bittersweet story well-told and a taster of the simple and priceless things you’ll want in later life, including the delightfully unexpected.

Martin Starr, Sam Elliott, June Squibb, Rhea Perlman and Mary Kay Place also star.

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