I'm starting to feel a little guilty at how entertaining I find watching Paul Giamatti when he's down on his luck. It's starting to feel like bullying.

OK seriously, i am now a full on Paul Giamatti's Fan. The movie really drew me in and had great performances from all the actors. The always reliable Paul Giamatti was fantastic (as usual), as was Amy Ryan. It was one of the most emotionally compelling film I've seen and I'd highly recommend it.

I don't know why it took me so long to watch this. Paul Giamatti is one of my favorite actors and I'm down to watch anything he's in. I'm glad I finally got around to this because this is truly a great gem.

The acting is fantastic. Paul Giamatti is absolutely excellent and very convincing. Easily one of his best performances. You also get other terrific performances from Amy Ryan, Melanie Lynsky, Alex Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale, and Burt Young. Each of these actors help bring heart and believability to the story. The story itself is very well told. While being often funny, it's also feels both honest and heartfelt thanks to not only the performances but the captivating dialogue.

All in all, even if this may sound a little cheesy, this is a very winning film.

Paul Giamatti, you wonderful man.

You are a wonderful actor and your wonderful little films help make my life that little bit better.

This is one of those wonderful little films. Enjoyable, witty and emotional enough to make a man with no heart well up a little.

On two occasions.

Fucking wonderful.

Win Win is another very interesting film from the awesomely talented writer-director McCarthy, if not quite the masterpiece that his previous two films were. A desperate lawyer (Paul Giamatti) takes financial advantage of an old client with dementia (Burt Young), then finds himself feeling protective towards the man's grandson (Alex Shaffer), who keeps saying "a'ight”. Dealing with McCarthy's pet theme of an outsider connecting with unlikely soulmates, it's an intelligent, unsentimental and extremely entertaining movie, though it's ever so slightly baggy and the treatment of Shaffer's drug addict mum (Melanie Lynskey) isn't very clear.

A film like this reminds you to look at the average rating on RottenTomatoes, not just the percentage. At 94% it's clear this is a universally liked movie, but I think that speaks more about the usual shit that Hollywood puts out as opposed to saying this is a great movie(it's good, definitely not great).

Giamatti stars as a lawyer who coaches high school wrestling. He's struggling to make enough money and soon a series of events end up with him and his wife taking care of a client's grandson(he's a wrestler, of course).

It's pretty straightforward, a bit predictable. There was just something that kept me from liking it more. Decent flick though.

OK seriously, i am now a full on Paul Giamatti's Fan. The movie really drew me in and had great performances from all the actors. The always reliable Paul Giamatti was fantastic (as usual), as was Amy Ryan. It was one of the most emotionally compelling film I've seen and I'd highly recommend it.

Surprisingly bland and indie-by-the-numbers for me. I was pretty disinterested pretty early on, which is disappointing because I heard a lot of great things about this film. I'd be willing to give it another try someday but this time around it did nothing for me.

Thomas McCarthy does it again, this one is probably the one I've enjoyed most, it's more lighthearted and has an overall tone of real family love, he makes a mistake, but it's not overly complicated as I'm sure a less capable writer would've made it. He is keeping this secret, but he doesn't compound it by lying further, he is just clearly ashamed of what he did and the fact that he felt like he had no other choice.

"Where's daddy?"
"He's running."
"From what?"

El género "comedia no-tan-indie" me suele producir indiferencia, pero la verdad es que me esperaba más.

Destacan los actores (con el desaprovechadísimo Jeffrey Tambor) y el sentimiento de bajona imperante. Tiene uno de los finales más trágicos que recuerdo.

The acting and human relations are what make this more interesting than you'd expected. Paul Giamatti delivers a very human and relatable performance. The plot itself is quite dull.

A very original sports movie that has a strong family story holding it up. Strong performances from the entire cast, especially Bobby Canavale and the ever reliable Paul Giamatti make this highly enjoyable and surprisingly powerful.

HIGHLIGHT: The final wrestling match. Also any scene with Bobby Canavale.

With a second viewing the characters are just and the script is just as fresh. Having recently watched the Station Agent, I see that McCarthy is a writer (and director) who just understands people. There isn't anything other-wordly or stylized about his films. Only an unmatched humanity that is a blast to watch.