Directed by: David Frankel
Written by: Allan Loeb
Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, & Michael Peña
I love films that make you read between the lines...films that are more than a movie and are so impacting that they affect you to your core. That's this film.
Howard (Smith) recently lost his six-year-old daughter. Now, all he does is the domino effect at work and talk to no one, except Death, Love, and Time; his abstract enemies . His coworkers are concerned about his job and Howard's company. Therefore, the create a plan in order to have Howard become his old self.
Despite Will Smith being the most prominent person on the poster, the film does not revolve around him. It's a story describing how everything connects along with, of course, collateral beauty.
In this emotional film by Frankel, you are sure to find one character or another that you can relate to as an audience member. Perhaps this is why it is so riveting and engaging. Plus this film keeps you guessing about Helen Mirren's, Kiera Knightly's, and Jacob Latimore's characters of Death, Love, and Time respectively.
Films that make you feel, think, and leave you with a new found experience and/or knowledge are my favorites and therefore this is my new favorite film. To me, it is the best film of 2016. True, it doesn't have many special effects or flashy scenery nor amazing camera work, but the script and acting makes up for all of it. It's a feel good, tear jerker, amazing film and if you had to see any film in theaters right now, I would strongly recommend this one to start off the new year.
I'm giving it 5 popcorns, but really it's more than that.
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