2003 Directed by Tom McCarthy
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
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Thomas McCarthy's "The Station Agent" is one of those films that just clicks. There is no major drama or conflict, no noise or spectacle, and no flashy dialogue, but the film reaches in and succeeds with aplomb. This is a story of friendship and found-family in a film that rolls quietly but enchantingly from plot beat to plot beat, character to character. With its subtle poignance and whisper-quiet strength, the film simply works.
The great Peter Dinklage stars as Finbar McBride, a melancholy man with a love of trains and a physicality that makes him stand out in a crowd. When he moves to a small New Jersey town, he becomes acquainted with an array of characters who open up…
This was a nice surprise. By looking at the poster I was expecting a wild comedy( I don't know why ) but what I got was a beautiful story with a lot of emotions and a nice slice of comedy.
Peter Dinklage was amazing here. This is a man who is fed up with his life and thinks he has nothing to smile or even live for for. A terrific performance by him, the way he manages to keep the character interesting and not annoying was really good. Patricia Clarkson was great here, another character who is at a dark place in her life. The way she performed and the way her character finds solace in Dinklage's character was beautiful.…
There are times when you take a punt on a film that you'd never even heard of. This appeared on a number of unsung gems lists and after having a quick read of the synopsis and a few very encouraging reviews, I picked it up on DVD very cheaply. It's one of those films that may not be big on spectacle, but instead relies on the performances of its lead actors to draw you in.
This is a movie with indie credentials writ large from the very start. The film revolves around a slightly shy, almost withdrawn, dwarf (Peter Dinklage) with a passion for trains who moves into a secluded old defunct railway station in rural New Jersey. Having little…
Thomas McCarthy wrote and directed what surely must be one of the all time debuts, about a motley crew of strangers that bond in an unusually tranquil way.
Loved it when it came out, loved it even more on rewatch.
Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson and most of all Peter Dinklage shine and bring that little extra to an otherwise very fine film, set in rural New Jersey. Of course, few things warm my heart more than a quiet story of rural Americana, but this is better than most.
Outroverted Bobby Cannavale more or less force the extroverted and grieving Clarkson and Dinklage to participate in his life-affirming ways. Results are so high on charm the sparks almost burst from the screen and into my living room.
As in every feel-good film, there are a few bumps filled with lows to overcome along the way, but otherwise it would come off saccharine. And no one wants that.
Peter Dinklage gives a very understated performance and absolutely shines in The Station Agent. No contrived plot, just a heartfelt story that is driven by character interactions and feels so realistic and believable. Simple, but incredible direction from Tom McCarthy, a modern-day indie masterpiece that I’ll watch over and over again. Just perfect, and wouldn’t change a thing.
Review In A Nutshell:
It is in our nature to find solace in isolation, especially when the world strikes us with pain and cruelty, but when the two never stops or we cannot find a stronger way to cope, we find our life adapting to this approach. In Thomas McCarthy’s The Station Agent, we are treated with three characters that are familiar with isolation, uncontrollable forces has placed them in this position. All three come together when Finbar McBride, better known as Fin and was born with dwarfism, inherits a train depot from the sudden death of his only friend, stumbling upon the lives of Joe Oramas and Olivia Harris.
Joe owns a snack truck that is stationed outside Fin’s…
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God damn I've been watching some great movies lately. With the exception of Freddy vs Jason I've been on a hot streak and maybe it was the amazing films I've watched this month that kinda had a subliminal influence on me, but I think The Station Agent deserves a place among the best I've seen lately.
For those who haven't had the luxury of seeing this film yet, it basically follows an antisocial man with dwarfism who loses his one and only friend; thus putting into motion events that put him in an abandoned train station living on his own in the back roads…
I'm fairly resistant to movies with setups like this one, just in general. These low-key indie movies about finding one's place in the world all tend to have the same repeating cast of characters with a repeating set of issues they're dealing with. So I really mean it when I say that I thought this was excellent.
Yes, this does follow a somewhat familiar setup. It's about lonely, broken characters, two of them specifically, who are trying to find a way to live with their internal pain. A third character, played by Bobby Cannavale, is lonely but he's immensely social and affable. He just happens to be stuck in the middle of nowhere, and so when the main character, a…
It's funny how people see me and treat me, since I'm really just a simple, boring person.
-Finbar McBride
I really liked director Thomas McCarthy's Win Win when I first saw it over two years ago. He was a director I had never heard of before and unfortunately I didn't bother following up with his previous works after enjoying his latest film. I should have because after watching his directorial debut here in The Station Agent I'm convinced that McCarthy had it all figured out from the very beginning of his career.
Even though the film arguably has a lot of indie film tropes or clichés I believe I still prefer it over Win Win because despite everything that is…
