As the film starts making connections between different generations' traumas, Schumacher twists the knife a bit, dragging out a memory we assume will trigger the end of Steve and Karen's marriage. American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself, Memory House by Brazilian Director Joao Paulo Miranda Maria Wins the Roger Ebert Award at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival, High Powered: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson on Synchronic, Highlights from Ebert Symposium on Future of Movie Industry, Ebert Symposium 2020: Part 2 Streaming Today, October 22nd, 2020.

Forgiving himself is different, though. Privacy | Back in the present, Steve is screening his calls when his mother phones to wish him a happy 60th birthday. [7], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 4.97/10. About Our Ads Dad (Max Greenfield) wasn't a mean drunk — far from it, he was loving, and not in a sloppy, mawkish way — but he wasn't equipped to meet the expectations of his more straitlaced wife (Mandy Moore). As she leaves her message, Mom mentions that Steve's ex has died, going on to observe that Karen never remarried after their split. Sebastian Stan plays Steve of about age 20-30 and "Young Sheldon"'s Iain Armitage is a child called Stevie. I'm Not Here ist ein Drama aus dem Jahr 2017 von Michelle Schumacher mit J.K. Simmons, Sebastian Stan und Maika Monroe.. FACEBOOK Production company: Rubber Tree Productions Cut to the morning of this fateful day, when an emaciated Steve awakens to a house he has stopped trying to maintain. Cast: J.K. Simmons, Sebastian Stan, Maika Monroe, Mandy Moore, Max Greenfield, Iain Armitage His mother’s message includes the sad news that someone he once loved has died. The two divorced while Stevie was a kid. And we see a boy who loves his dad unreservedly and who will not understand the import of this moment for a long while. Everything he sees brings back a memory and all of them are painful. THR Staff In the world of the movie, the answer to that question is an ending that is a visceral depiction of the two most heartbreaking words in the English language: “If only ...”. In a conversation with Franklin while hanging out, he claims he \"grew up in five states, two countries, fourteen different homes, eight fathers, three care homes, two correctional facilities, one beautiful, damaged flower of … If only. A robotic message on his answering machine reminds him that due to nonpayment his electricity will be turned off at midnight. What more reason does a drunk need to spend a milestone birthday spiraling into self-pity? [2] In February 2017, it was announced Nima Fakhrara had composed the film's score. Schumacher, Randle Schumacher and Eric Radzan producing the film, under their Rubber Tree Productions banner. There is a scene of a wife pouring booze down the sink, and there are the inevitable confrontations and recriminations. A suicidal alcoholic takes a grim walk down memory lane in I'm Not Here, a showcase for J.K. Simmons directed and co-written by the actor's wife, Michelle Schumacher. Evidently in the midst of drinking himself to death, he's done paying his bills; when he looks in the mirror, he's occasionally haunted by the memory of his virile younger self (Sebastian Stan) being cooed over by a loving Karen.

10:41 AM PST 3/5/2019 Terms of Use | [4][5] It also screened at the San Diego Film Festival on April 25, 2018. [6] It was released on March 8, 2019. We first see Simmons' Steve Harrison in a darkened room, weeping with a gun to his head, as a child's laughter wafts faintly through the soundtrack.

All rights reserved. Director of photography: Pietro Villani EMAIL ME Simmons gives the strongest performance by a wide margin, though young Armitage is deeply sympathetic as a boy reluctant to take sides in, or even to acknowledge, his parents' conflict. Flashing back further, we see the Stevie (Iain Armitage) as a six year-old, an innocent bystander to his own father's alcoholism. In May 2016, it was announced J.K. Simmons, Sebastian Stan, Maika Monroe, Max Greenfield, Mandy Moore, David Koechner, Harold Perrineau, Iain Armitage and Jeremy Maguire had joined the cast of the film, with Michelle Schumacher directing the film, from a screenplay by Schumacher and Tony Cummings. Distributor: Gravitas Ventures And I think his story (like from our perspective) is pretty complete, so I'd kinda need a good why for him to not be. Seeing Stevie hold his little fingers so carefully against the side of the highball glass to get the pour level just right, and then seeing him take a drink, spit it out, and then, thoughtfully, try it again, we, like the broken-down man in the broken down-house, mourning his broken-down life know that this is one of many “If only” Schrödinger-esque moments that will haunt him. [8] Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". She is the author of The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies and 101 Must-See Movie Moments. A strong central performance isn't helped by many of the elements surrounding it. So could looking away, even for a moment, even when doing something right and important. Ich, der ich jetzt dort bin) ist eine 13-teilige Anime-Serie, produziert von Pioneer LDC und AIC aus dem Jahr 1999. It had its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on September 21, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 8, 2019, by Gravitas Ventures. Trevor Allan died on 2007-01-27. Costume designer: Greg LaVoi I'm Not Here Trailer #1 (2019) | Movieclips Indie - YouTube Screenwriters: Tony Cummings, Michelle Schumacher The relentless ticking of his clock is so disturbing that he rips out the batteries, using them for something that helps blur the passage of time, a TV remote control. As we move from one setting to another, the director has better luck with her male castmembers than her female ones, and that's not only because the script (co-written by Tony Cummings) is so much more interested in the men's struggles. TWITTER Both marriages end in divorce. (Simmons' Oz costar Harold Perrineau makes a friendly cameo in an uncomfortable moment.) Director: Michelle Schumacher Observing three general periods in the man's life, it finds self-destructive patterns repeating amid brief opportunities for happiness. “I’m Not Here” is what Steve’s tape-recorded voice says to callers. And that might be a thing, but I don't know what the why would be. What is known about Trevor's background comes from his own words.Trevor was born and raised in Canada, near the border with the United States, or as he calls it - the \"Canadian border region of America\". I think he talked about Trevor being able to die now because he's become the hunted. [1] Filming took place over 23 days in Los Angeles. College-age Steve is first seen on stage, as he and a friend tipsily try to get extra credit with a physics-themed stand-up routine based very loosely on the famous thought experiment known as Schrödinger's Cat. The suspense feels more manipulative than natural here — putting viewers in an already uncomfortable position for the picture's ambiguous end, which would be problematic even if everything preceding it had played perfectly. There is a striking scene in court when the judge takes young Steve into his chambers to ask him to literally weigh the decision about which parent will have custody. Steve’s dad loses his job. YOUTUBE. J.K. Simmons does not speak a word in “I’m Not Here,” but his performance is eloquent, anguished, and moving.

Casting directors: Riva Cahn-Thompson, Mary Vernieu.
Like present-day Steve, looking back, we know that shoving a foil-wrapped TV dinner into the oven could be dangerous for a child. “I’m Not Here” is what Steve’s tape-recorded voice says to callers.

Now and Then, Here and There (jap. I'm Not Here is a 2017 American drama film, directed, edited, and produced by Michelle Schumacher, from a screenplay by Schumacher and Tony Cummings. | Cookie Settings. Nell Minow reviews movies and DVDs each week as The Movie Mom online and on radio stations across the US. Editor: Michelle Schumacher Composer: Nima Fakhrara The screenplay by Tony Cummings and director Michelle Schumacher is too wise to let little Stevie’s dad (Max Greenfield) or Steve himself be one-dimensional alcoholics.