Frank Langella is Frank , he lives alone and by what others say we soon figure out he had done at least one stint in jail for burglary. And, we see him go into a shop in town and steal small items. But he seems like such a pleasant guy.
His son is James Marsden as Hunter , who frequently makes the 9-hour round trip on weekends to check up on dad. This time he has a surprise with him, a robot in the back of his car. This is set somewhat in the future where handy robots helping out at home is not quite a novelty. The nice thing Frank finds out is the robot has no conscience, so when Frank trains him to pick locks, the robot does not object.
Liv Tyler is his daughter, Madison and Susan Sarandon is Jennifer , the local librarian. Frank visits the library often, and occasionally tries to hit on Jennifer. But the library is undergoing changes, there isn't much demand anymore for printed books.
There appears to be a small person inside the robot, but the voice is done by a male actor. Both my wife and I were sure it was Michael Emerson, who is Finch on the TV series "Person of Interest." But in actuality it turned out to be Peter Sarsgaard. He and Emerson sound so much alike. ...
Anyway it is a pleasant movie, but not one that will get you thinking too much about it afterwards. Frank Langella is the reason to see it.
SPOILERS: It turns out Frank has mild dementia that seems to be progressing. It turns out that Jennifer is in fact his wife, but he only realizes that when he visits her at her home and sees a photo of them together.
His son is James Marsden as Hunter , who frequently makes the 9-hour round trip on weekends to check up on dad. This time he has a surprise with him, a robot in the back of his car. This is set somewhat in the future where handy robots helping out at home is not quite a novelty. The nice thing Frank finds out is the robot has no conscience, so when Frank trains him to pick locks, the robot does not object.
Liv Tyler is his daughter, Madison and Susan Sarandon is Jennifer , the local librarian. Frank visits the library often, and occasionally tries to hit on Jennifer. But the library is undergoing changes, there isn't much demand anymore for printed books.
There appears to be a small person inside the robot, but the voice is done by a male actor. Both my wife and I were sure it was Michael Emerson, who is Finch on the TV series "Person of Interest." But in actuality it turned out to be Peter Sarsgaard. He and Emerson sound so much alike. ...
Anyway it is a pleasant movie, but not one that will get you thinking too much about it afterwards. Frank Langella is the reason to see it.
SPOILERS: It turns out Frank has mild dementia that seems to be progressing. It turns out that Jennifer is in fact his wife, but he only realizes that when he visits her at her home and sees a photo of them together.