The trailer for What Doesn’t Kill You
John was able to catch a screening of What Doesn’t Kill You, starring Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke, at TIFF and said: “If I had not already seen Gone Baby Gone, The Departed, [and] Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead I would have really liked this small time criminal drama. Unfortunately I have so this really felt like I’ve been there done that before.”
Still, I’m fairly pumped for this film, especially since the small-time studio that is distributing it is making a push for Ruffalo getting a Best Actor nod and Hawke getting a Supporting Actor nod. In the Hollywood Reporter’s review they said this of the film:
“We’ve all seen this film before - two hoodlum friends from the tough, violent streets of South Boston trying to cope with the lure of easy money and the offsetting threat of jail time - but we’ve never seen it this well done. With Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke registering personal bests in the performance category as well as playing magnificently and ultraconvincingly off each other, “What Doesn’t Kill You,” a true story that is powerful and completely riveting from beginning to end, clearly is one of the best films at Toronto this year.”
It is written and directed by Brian Goodman, an actor and ex-convict whose life this is based on, so it is bound to be a very personal film. Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one. It hits limited release on December 12.
Comment by Marina — December 1, 2008
As of now, this is on my must-see list. Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke are tremendous actors, and the element created by Goodman himself seems quite intriguing.
Comment by Domenic — December 1, 2008
Comment by Marina Antunes — December 1, 2008