The Benefactor (I) (2015)
7/10
The movie itself isn't bad and I did like it, but the reason to watch is for Richard Gere's performance
31 January 2016
"I'm not gonna try and relate to you, because I can't alright. I don't think anyone can, but you need help." Franny (Gere) is a philanthropist who spends his days with his best friend and his wife. Everything is going great until an accident changes everything. Now, addicted to pain killers and trying to hide it Franny begins to spend more and more time with his old friend's newly married daughter and her husband (James). The more Franny tries to help the more they want him to leave them alone. In my review for Time Out Of Mind I stated that I never thought Richard Gere was all that good of an actor until that movie. This movie he takes another step forward and he is even better in this one. He plays the character on the edge of likable and creepy, moving flawlessly between both and really making you feel sorry for him and concerned about the others at the same time. That is a hard thing to portray. Overall, the movie itself isn't bad I I did like it, but the reason to watch is for Richard Gere's performance (I never thought I would say that). I give this a B.
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