Inclubabu Plot so thin, it es unnoticed.

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

MattHQ POSITIVES - 1) It had a lot more humor than I expected, and the humorous parts were very funny. I laughed out loud quite a few times. 2) The acting was excellent, top to bottom. Armin Mueller-Stahl and Ron Perlman gave standout performances. Trevor Morgan very much held his own, and Ray Liotta was excellent in his brief role. 3) Although not entirely original, the story was highly engrossing and tightly held the interest of the audience. 4) The imagery was beautiful.NEGATIVES - 1) The story/themes were somewhat unoriginal, although the context of an artist was new. 2) The dialogue was a little cheesy at times, although the excellent acting was enough to overcome the sappier scenes.OVERALL - It was a very entertaining movie. Nothing strikingly original, but well executed. The film was funny, beautiful and touching, and I would highly recommend it.

jotix100 John Talia Jr. wanted to be a painter. He realized that coming from a humble home and having a homophobic father, he didn't have a chance to make it in the art world. What's more, John wanted to absorb all he could from a reclusive landscape painter, Nicoli Seroff, that lived near him. For that, he appeals to Nicoli himself, who at first is puzzled by what John wants, so he refuses the lad. Seroff becomes intrigued by the young man's ambition and takes him as his assistant when he goes to a Pennsylvania farm where he works.Nicoli is a nasty, vodka drinking loud mouth who takes any opportunity he can to berate the young man; he even asks his new apprentice to do menial jobs around the farm. If John thought he was going to learn a lot from this guy, he was probably insane, but eventually master and pupil come to an understanding of what each one brings to a point they will forever. Relief comes in the shape of Carla, a neighbor of Nicoli, who awakens in the youth to a possibility of love.George Gallo, a painter himself, wrote and directed this drama that might be autobiographical, for all we know. The film, which opened in Manhattan recently, seemed to have been shelved for almost three years, although we saw it some time ago in other markets and overseas.Trevor Morgan is the young aspiring painter. He is credible and his inter action with a veteran actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is the most interesting aspect of the film. Mr. Mueller-Stahl makes a wonderful and complex Nicoli Seroff. Ray Liotta plays the homophobic father and Samantha Mathis is Carla.The film is a nostalgic trip to the past.

vnikolaidis-1 John Talia, Jr. knows what he wants to do with his life. He also knows to really improve his talent he needs a mentor.Wisely he chooses the great Russian master, Nicoli Seroff.Big problem though, Nicoli has withdrawn from the world and wants to be left alone with his bottle of vodka.Angry, obnoxious and disappointed, Nicoli scares most people away. John perseveres and learns the best and the worst about what life has to offer.No Transformer-Robots here yet these two characters are transformed as they journey down a rocky road of friendship.At the end of the journey they are both ready to face with maturity the next portion of their lives.Do Not Miss This Movie!

jean_luc_turbo I saw a rough cut of this film a while back and was deeply moved by its simple beauty and meditative pace. The performances have so much depth and take the diverse characters to a level that must have moved even the writer/director and producers. It is also surprisingly funny, well not surprisingly, but when you read like "deeply moved" or "meditatve pace" you might *surprisingly* find yourself laughing out loud...a lot...This is a feel good movie without being forced to feel good...it is an unfolding story with the heart and soul of the writer/director, producers, crew and cast made available to us, the audience, to take, relate and in our own way, give back...