Overview
Martin Bonner has just moved to Nevada from the East Coast, leaving behind his two adult children and a life he spent more than two decades building. He's there working a new job as the volunteer coordinator for a non-profit organization that helps prisoners make the transition from incarceration to freedom. It's Martin's first job in two years and he's recently declared bankruptcy. At the same time, Travis Holloway, a prisoner in the program, is being released after serving twelve years. Sent back into the world with nothing, Travis also finds life in Reno difficult to adjust to, despite the help from his program sponsor, Steve Helms. The stories of Martin and Travis slowly converge, as the two men meet and find that they have much in common, not the least of which is an unspoken need for encouragement and support.
This is a rather odd slice-of-life movie. The two leads come from two completely different backgrounds yet find themselves both starting over in a new place. The movie really is just a handful of scenes and then it quickly gets to the ending. In that sense it is just…. odd?
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Movie title: This Is Martin Bonner
Movie description: Martin Bonner has just moved to Nevada from the East Coast, leaving behind his two adult children and a life he spent more than two decades building. He's there working a new job as the volunteer coordinator for a non-profit organization that helps prisoners make the transition from incarceration to freedom. It's Martin's first job in two years and he's recently declared bankruptcy. At the same time, Travis Holloway, a prisoner in the program, is being released after serving twelve years. Sent back into the world with nothing, Travis also finds life in Reno difficult to adjust to, despite the help from his program sponsor, Steve Helms. The stories of Martin and Travis slowly converge, as the two men meet and find that they have much in common, not the least of which is an unspoken need for encouragement and support.
Date published: 2021-02-14
Director(s): Chad Hartigan
Actor(s): Paul Eenhoorn, Richmond Arquette, Sam Buchanan, Robert Longstreet, Kristin Slaysman, Demetrius Grosse, Jan Haley, Tom Plunkett, Moira Price, Allie Braun, Tom Jacobs, George Ducker
Genre: Drama
My Review
This is a rather odd slice-of-life movie. The two leads come from two completely different backgrounds yet find themselves both starting over in a new place. The movie really is just a handful of scenes and then it quickly gets to the ending. In that sense it is just…. odd?
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My Review - 6/10
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