Overview
A recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation.
The film starts a little slow but picks up steam somewhere near the middle. It has a bit of a unique feel in that many of the starts are comedians – for that most part, this works (the notable exception is Nick Di Paolo. Can he ever not be Nick Di Paolo in a movie?). Joe List is the emotional center of the movie and he does a very credible job. I wasn’t terribly impressed with the movie until the last few minutes. I thought it did a fantastic job and portraying people trying to find a middle ground for forgiveness. Even better, the forgiveness (and the acceptance) is unspoken.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Fourth of July
Movie title: Fourth of July
Movie description: A recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation.
Date published: 2023-09-17
Director(s): Louis C.K.
Actor(s): Joe List, Sarah Tollemache, Paula Plum, Robert Walsh, Tara Pacheco, Robert Kelly, Richard O'Rourke, Dorothy Dwyer, Nick Di Paolo, Chris Walsh, Tony Viveiros, Lynne Koplitz, Courtland Jones, Bill Scheft, Louis C.K., Oliver Solomon, Katie Hannigan, Gary Vider, Allan Havey
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
The film starts a little slow but picks up steam somewhere near the middle. It has a bit of a unique feel in that many of the starts are comedians – for that most part, this works (the notable exception is Nick Di Paolo. Can he ever not be Nick Di Paolo in a movie?). Joe List is the emotional center of the movie and he does a very credible job. I wasn’t terribly impressed with the movie until the last few minutes. I thought it did a fantastic job and portraying people trying to find a middle ground for forgiveness. Even better, the forgiveness (and the acceptance) is unspoken.
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My Review - 6/10
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