The Good Heart: movie review
Brian Cox obviously was thinking 鈥渢our de force鈥� when he signed on to play the blustery barkeep Jacques in 鈥�The Good Heart.鈥� His long, stringy hair, his gut, his boozing, his rants, his need for 鈥� you guessed it 鈥� a heart transplant all spells... Oscar nomination. Or not.
Playing opposite him is Paul Dano as Lucas, a neurasthenic creep whom Jacques deems worthy of inheriting the bar. This odd couple never moves beyond oddness and the lower-depths shenanigans grate.
As Lucas鈥檚 girlfriend April, Isild Le Besco brings a sprig of sunshine into the film鈥檚 fetid hollows. Grade: C (Rated R for language and a disturbing image.)
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