Arthur Newman (2012) (original) (raw)
A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind. (less)
Director: Dante Ariola
Writer: Becky Johnston
Starring: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche, Kristin Lehman, David Andrews, Nicole LaLiberte
Producer: Alisa Tager
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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 26, 2013
5 / 10
It�s interesting to consider how some actors find their way into starring roles. A few years back, Colin Firth won an Oscar for his work in the worldwide smash �The King�s Speech,� and now he�s found himself in �Arthur Newman,� which is far removed from the high-profile screen challenges the leading man has enjoyed recently. Although the material is threatened with a dark undertow of mental illness, the overall inertia of the effort comes to rob the film of such intensity, meandering through misadventures with the two leads instead of attacking the story at hand. Though Firth and co-star Emily ...read more...
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