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Paper Man [Blu-ray]

Jeff Daniels (Actor), Ryan Reynolds (Actor), Kieran Mulroney (Director), Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 316 ratings
IMDb6.5/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Blu-ray, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow, Kieran Culkin, Kieran Mulroney, Ryan Reynolds, Richard N. Gladstein, Hunter Parrish, Artur Spigel, Chris Parnell, Emma Stone, Ara Katz, Michele Mulroney, Arabella Field, Guymon Casady See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 50 minutes

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It's grow-up time. In the tradition of LOST IN TRANSLATION and THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, PAPER MAN is a wonderfully quirky drama about people trying desperately to find the same joy in real life as they do in their imagination. Golden Globe and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels stars as Richard Dunn, a no-hit wonder of a novelist squirreled away in Long Island by his sensible, surgeon wife (Emmy-winner Lisa Kudrow) to get cracking on his next novel. Richard isn't totally alone: along for the ride is a local teen (Emma Stone in a breakout performance) who befriends Richard after he hires her to be a babysitter his babysitter. Plus, there's Richards imaginary best friend from childhood, Captain Excellent (Ryan Reynolds), a confidante always ready to prod him along towards adulthood, whether Richard wants it or not. Aching, funny and true, PAPER MAN is a genuinely offbeat gem that marks the promising debut of writing and directing team Kieran and Michele Mulroney.

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.86 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ MPI1851BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2011
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds, Lisa Kudrow, Emma Stone, Hunter Parrish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Guymon Casady, Richard N. Gladstein, Ara Katz, Artur Spigel
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Mpi Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003U6SJYK
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 316 ratings

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Sheryl Fechter
5.0 out of 5 stars "You're Useless, Richard!" - Claire Dunn ("The Doctor")
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2012
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The first-time director Kieran Mulroney puts together an intriguingly thoughtful character study of a lopsided marriage and a confused friendship that leads to a great, and at times, comedic view.

Richard Dunn (Jeff Daniels) is a married novelist with a case of writer's block. His surgeon wife, Claire (Lisa Kudrow) or as he calls her, "The Doctor" takes him away to a small house in a little town to propel his writing forward and leaves him there. He brings along an unusual sidekick which is his imaginary friend, "Captain Excellent" (Ryan Reynolds). These two have been cohorts since grammar school, and Richard calls upon him in all types of situations. Or, will he show up on his own?

While dredging on with trying to write, Richard decides to take a bike ride to clear his head. He pulls a child-size bicycle from the garage and cruises quite oddly into town. This is where we meet Emma Stone during her breakout performance as "Abby". She's a loner, in need of a friend while Richard is of the same mind. He decides to hire her as a babysitter for no apparent reason and she comes to his home that evening while he leaves. She realizes that there is no baby present and goes along with this and all of Richard's various oddities that 'the doctor' never can understand. They soon develop a lovely and communicative friendship grounded in loneliness at first, then finding solace and comfort while talking with each other. Spending time together and learning quickly how alike they truly are, they establish a rapid rapport. Both are vastly misunderstood, quirky and extremely imaginative while viewing their individual stories unfold.

Richard becomes so engrossed in Abby's life, a bit too much, and hastily decides to absent-mindedly throw a high school party for Abby and various friends. The scenes here are risque for some I would think; for some, not. This would be up to your own judgment of an older man and a high school age girl. The two do end up talking all night and then falling asleep. There are no lines crossed although some may find it pushing the limit as 'the doctor' does. When she brings a couple of friends to the home to discover Richard and Abby asleep together on the couch, one can imagine she is not pleased. This is a very disturbing scene for a wife to walk into, Captain Excellent must once again save the day for Richard. Anytime 'the Captain' shows up, it is sheer brilliance by Reynolds as his sarcastic comedy steals every scene he is in. Buffed up and dressed as the superhero he portrays, he delivers every time.

This rarity of a film poses several intriguing questions: Who is this mysterious friend of Abby's? How long will Captain Excellent keep Richard safe from his problems? Will Richard ever get to his novel? And finally, will the doctor ever accept her husband for who he is? The film richly blends together drama, comedy, tragedy, scatteredness, and a few tears which all lend to its satisfying ending.
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Big IV
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a cape
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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Let's face it, I watched this because Ryan Reynolds was wearing a cape and this had to be better than Green Lantern. It was. That's not surprising. What is refreshing is what they do with the characters and the relationships.

I am a Paper Man, struggling to fit into the world around me. So, perhaps I understand or connect to this film in some way that other viewers don't. Perhaps my mid-life crisis being wasted on my own failed novel helps me gain a deeper connection to Richard (Jeff Daniels) and his hero (Ryan Reynolds). "I don't know what to do with my hands." Many of us don't.

Or perhaps I am not better connected but this film builds relationships with visuals, sounds, and experience without having to explain them in dialogue.

Sure, I agree with the reviewers that found Daniel's character needlessly eccentric. That could be dialed back and still have this film work. The portrayal was extreme. Upon reflection those extreme choices might have kept this from seeming like another American Beauty, Lolita, Babysitter, or Jail Bait Baby Sitter. This is not a completely new topic: older man seeking refugee from a younger woman or at least the imagination of her.

The Captain and the other friend really help sell the tone and bring the emotional depth to the main characters without needing to explain every detail. The set and prop choices also helped flesh out the film as the significance was discovered by the audience without needless exposition.

Not perefect, but this is a fine piece of film making that took a superhero and did something different. This is closer to Birdman (Keaton) than any Batman, but it is time for the archetype to transcend the expectations.
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Explorer
4.0 out of 5 stars Richard is my spirit animal
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017
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This movie has received nearly universal derision by professional critics, but quite a bit of acclaim from actual people, which I think is quite telling. It is very much a movie for people who create as opposed to analyze (I have no problem with critics, btw, I think it's an important job that takes more work than most people realize).
I think a lot of the people in love with this movie emphasize with the two leads, as people who feel isolated in the midst of their respective communities, or as people who feel the drive to create but can't really get it to work right. Often, both sets of these people will carry on imagined conversations or interactions in their heads as a way to create a dialogue, when actual dialogue with boring or anxiety-inducing real people is less than satisfactory. Representing this concept as an actual, on-screen, imaginary friend could have been a disaster, but it worked a lot better than it had any right to be.

(SPOILER, but not much of one)
Most people will figure out the twist pretty early on, which works to the film's advantage. You get over the fact that they both have imaginary friends, suited to their personalities, and can get on with the fact that they are having that internal dialogue with themselves, the dialogue they don't ever get to have with other people.

That is, until Jeff Daniels and Emma Stone meet, and become friends. I like that this really is a movie about friendship more than romance, and in that respect it bears comparison to Lost in Translation, another movie that upsets some expectations.

The one thing that kills it is the ending. There's no real explanation of why Richard and Clare are suddenly happy with each other again. It seems like their problems are much more deep-seated, and have been going on for quite some time. Actually, the whole Claire character is portrayed as incurably bitter, and kind of a B. She's got her reasons, sure, but why the "we are in love again" moments? I think that a lot of that was due to Lisa Kudrow just not being able to sell it. Seriously, it's like they didn't even get along off-set. The chemistry is still there, but it's not good chemistry.

Still though, outstanding movie, great performances, cinematography, ideas, and mostly-great execution.
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Jennifer Lipke
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film!
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2022
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It did not show in the main theatres however it was a great film an exploration on mental wellness and is very fitting for our time. I would recommend this film.
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Thomas D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Toller Film
Reviewed in Germany on October 8, 2014
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Ich kann für mich sagen, ich liebe diesen Film. Ein trauriges Drama, bei dem man wohl erst nach dem dritten mal anschauen wirklich darauf kommt, was man damit ausdrücken will. Die schönste Szene in dem Film ist am Ende bei der auch das Lied Bluebird of Happiness von Mojave 3 gespielt wird. Emma Stone kennt man eher von Komödien wie z.B. Zombieland, Superbad oder Einfach zu haben. In diesem Film beweist Emma Stone, dass Sie auch eine andere Seite zeigen kann. Schauspielerische Leistung auf höchstem Niveau! Wer ein Fan von Drama ist oder allgemein erste Filme mag, der kommt bei diesem Film voll auf seine Kosten!
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lostnconfusedgal
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2014
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I enjoyed this film. Thank you
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SiWi
5.0 out of 5 stars DAS VERLANGEN ...
Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2014
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... nach action (besser: ÄKTSCHEN - ein Zugeständnis an diese Verkaufs-Plattform.) wird hier nicht bedient.
Das ist ein Film der ruhigen Töne, indem sich ein Schriftsteller und ein Teenager annähern.
Man glaubt zunächst, beide hätten nichts gemeinsam.
Das ist nur eine kleine Produktion und kein großes Hollywood, aber mir hat der Film sehr gefallen.

Ich hasse diese AMAZON-Rechtschreibprüfung hier.
Sie versuchen den Bildungsstand der Verfasser zu verschleiern.
Wird nicht funktionieren.
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Jakob N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Excellent to the rescue
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2017
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A quiet film that stays with you long after it's over. The acast is uniformly strong. A small film that deserves to be seen, if only for Captain Excellent.
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