Canvas (2006)

I haven’t seen acting like in Canvas in a long time.  The best actor in the movie is Joe Pantoliano in the role of a father who has to take care of his son while his wife is taken away to a mental hospital. In a few other reviews I saw opinions that Devon Gearhart, who played the son in the film, was not capable of showing the depth of his character, but I would rather disagree. To me, he did a really good job and I think that his talent will shine in the years to come. Of course I won’t neglect to mention Marcia Gay Harden – who has the most challenging job of portraying a woman with a mental disorder  – and played the role brilliantly.

Canvas is the kind of movie I wouldn’t be surprised to see shown in Sociology classes  at school.  It has some really strong scenes – like the one in which the mother was taken into a hospital by police. Surprisingly, I felt tears on my cheeks while watching this scene. Learning how to be a real family – father , mother and a son – could be a tagline for Canvas. At the same time, I think that it would be better if the movie was more realistic (as Stephen Holden suggested in his review). It would have made an even better drama.

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