Bill (2007)

Directors:

Bernie Goldmann
Melisa Wallack

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Melisa Wallack (written by)

Data di uscita:

18 giugno 2008 (Iceland)

Genere:

Comedy | Drama

Slogan:

A comedy about someone you know.

Plot:

A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.

Plot Keywords:

F Word | Duck Hunt | Candy | Candy Bar | Locker Room

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Review: Meet Bill

Cast

Aaron Eckhart	...	Bill
Jessica Alba	...	Lucy
Elizabeth Banks	...	Jess
Logan Lerman	...	The Kid
Holmes Osborne	...	Mr. Jacoby
Todd Louiso	...	John Jr.
Timothy Olyphant	...	Chip
Reed Diamond	...	Paul
Kristen Wiig	...	Jane Whittman
Jason Sudeikis	...	Jim Whittman
Andy Zou	...	Donald Choo
Ana Lucasey	...	Sarah Sheldon
Constance Barron	...	Mrs. Jacoby
Conor O'Farrell	...	Principal
Julia Pace Mitchell	...	Dana

Alias:

Meet Bill (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug use and sex-related material.

Durata:

Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Spagnolo | Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Canada:14A | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

St. Albans, Missouri, USA

Company:

GreeneStreet Films

Curiosità:

In the movie Bill's father in law's character is named John Jacobi. Jan Jacobi is the head of the MICDS middle school, where many of the Tate Academy scenes were shot.

Citazioni:

The Kid: Have you ever just looked at all the cash?

Colonna sonora:

Lustful Alice

Review: Meet Bill

Have you ever seen a man who in mid-40s, potbellied, aimless, clueless and living with his wife's wealth? I'm sure you are. But just like seeing those kinds of guys, Meet Bill is awfully uninspiring. In fact, it's a tired, old, cliché "find yourself" kind-of movie that we might have seen a million times before. But, be that as it may, it surprisingly remains watchable; solely because Aaron Eckhert has been singlehandedly salvage this movie with his brilliant performance.

Bill (Aaron Eckhert) hits a mid-life crisis. His everyday life is pretty mundane. He works at his father-in-law's Bank. His wife, Jess (Elizabeth Banks) is cheating on him with a smarmy newsman (Timothy Olyphant). He also has to take a duty mentoring rebellious student (Logan Lerman). With all the pressure he has, he finally decides to change his life upside down once and for all.

Does it still sound familiar? Of course it does. Because everything in this movie happened, we can sensed it miles away before it actually occurred. And the cast are also a bunch of two dimensional-driven characters (of course, except Aaron Eckhert, more on that later) which their only task are influencing our protagonist (in one way or another) to achieve his goal. Hell, even the uber-intelligence student who has incredibly thinking process like a grown man, is acting like every other kid in 2000's era movies (ie. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Art School Confidential, Ghost World and more recently Juno to name a few).

But this is Aaron Eckhert's show. At first 10 minutes, I'm kind of skeptical about his performance. His overboard performance has a tendency to go at campy territory. But then I realized that I was wrong. Because he's just having a hell of good time playing this character, and ask an audience to go along a ride with him. Aaron Eckhert's earnest performance also help filling a hole in the second act, when they ran out of idea and have nothing else for him to do (completely unnecessary scenes like Bill gets stoned in a department store or Bill has a double date worked because of him).

It's easy to love this movie. However it isn't too memorable either (and erupt ending tend to make things worst). Meet Bill have absolutely nothing new to offer. But I really can't say that I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Because seeing Aaron Eckhert shines in this role alone, just brightens my day already.