![]() And Mortensen is just magnificent: His performance standing with his career-best work in The Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. Langella is stellar at finding layers in the role of the strict father. MacKay, as the son who dreams of college and discovery, has a first-kiss moment that explodes stereotype. Still, it’s the actors who make us believe. The film’s authenticity extends to the natural-light cinematography of the gifted Stéphane Fontaine ( A Prophet) and the crisp editing of Joseph Krings ( Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead). But Ross never trades in the humanity of his characters for an easy laugh or tear. It’s true that the conflict is drawn on familiar lines with clichés ever ready to invade. He won’t let her be buried in the ground, one of the reasons Jack has threatened Ben with arrest if he dares show up. Ben knows Leslie wanted to be cremated and her ashes spread into the air. That leaves Ben and kids to pile into a ramshackle bus and set out for New Mexico where Leslie’s parents, Jack (Frank Langella) and Abigail (Ann Dowd), are preparing her funeral. ![]() She had left her forest family to seek treatment for bipolar disorder and later took her own life. The catalyst for change comes with the news of Leslie’s death. Twisted Anti-Vaxxers Rush to Blame Matthew Perry’s Death on Covid Vaccine They’ve educated their kids in the arts, practical and intellectual readings range from quantum theory to Lolita, with nights by the campfire spent making music with guitars and harmonicas. Besides Bodevan, there are sons Nai (Charlie Shotwell) and Rellian (Nicholas Hamilton), along with teen daughters Zaja (Shree Crooks), Kielyr (Samantha Isler) and Vespyr (Annalise Basso). Ben and his wife Leslie (Trin Miller) have blessed - or burdened - their children with made-up names. ![]() In the opening scene, Ben initiates his eldest son, Bodevan (British actor George MacKay), into the ritual of the hunt and other survivalist skills. Mortensen stars as Ben, the rugged individualist who raises his brood of six in the Pacific Northwest far from the concrete jungles of civilization. ![]() Written and directed with scrappy grace by Matt Ross (an actor best known for playing vengeful CEO Gavin Belson of HBO’s Silicon Valley), Captain Fantastic takes turns you don’t see coming. Viggo Mortensen is at the top of his game in this family dramedy, shot through with humor and heart. ![]()
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