Win Win

how can you not like paul giamatti. he is a talent onto himself. i first remember him as pig vomit, from howard stern's private parts and he stole the show there. since then he has become an incredibly successful actor and one of the best of his generation. so it is always a good time when he plays the lead in a movie, and usually when he does, the movie soars and scores well above typical genre fair. win win is no exception. while it may not be the most original of stories, there is still a strong current of originality in the way the story plays out. it's funny, it's touching, it's sad and... read more

this paul giamatti-led dramedy is one i was looking forward to, but interestingly when it arrived in its netflix envelope it ended up sitting around for a week (a rare occurrence for me) before i got to it. when i finally did, i wanted to smack myself for waiting because it's a delightful film. co-writer/director thomas mccarthy did the same jobs on one of my favorite films in 2008, the visitor, and this has the same deft balance of laughs and drama. giamatti is engaging as the financially-struggling attorney who makes a questionable moral decision with unforeseen consequences that he finds... read more