Our Friend (2019) (original) (raw)

After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined

After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined (less)

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writer: Brad Ingelsby
Starring: Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Den�e Benton
Producers: Teddy Schwarzman, Kevin J. Walsh

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, January 20, 2021

6 / 10

Screenwriter Brad Ingelsby (�The Way Back,� �Run All Night�) faces a considerable creative challenge with �Our Friend,� hired to transform a 2015 magazine article by Matthew Teague into a feature-length movie about the writer�s struggle to deal with life and love while watching his wife slowly succumb to cancer. The focus isn�t entirely on pain, as Teague was eventually joined by his longtime pal for the experience, teaming up to support a woman they both loved. While it reads like a sitcom, �Our Friend� isn�t lighthearted in the least, going into dark corners of depression and despondency to ...read more...

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