Oh, Jeff Daniels, how I worship thee. From your humble dramatic beginnings, to your comedic brilliance in Dumb & Dumber, to you understated genius in The Squid and the Whale, you have consistently been one of the premiere American actors in Hollywood, whether those snobs at the Academy ever recognize it or not.
His latest, Paper Man, looks to be another interesting performance, where Daniels takes on the role of a quirky writer whose only friend is a superhero who exists only in his imagination (played by a bleached-blonde, spandex-wearing Ryan Reynolds) – that is, until he meets the young Abby, played by the promising Emma Stone of Superbad and Zombieland fame. It has a Lars and the Real Girl vibe to it, although replacing the romance with simple fatherly-friendship.
It looks solid. In the meantime, I’m looking to check out Daniels’s The Answer Man, which came out on DVD a few months back. Has anyone out there in internet-land caught it?
Looks like it could be pretty good. Nice find.
paper man is opening at new theaters in dallas, LA, and brooklyn this weekend, April 30- and then on to seattle, palm springs, austin, san francisco, berkley, chicago and minneapolis. support the film and go see it in theaters- check out the website for more info! http://www.papermanthemovie.com