The film adaptation of Johnathan Safran Foer’s novel has been quietly building buzz for a long time now, despite nobody seeing any footage until now. This is partly due to the casting of both Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, but also because the novel is about a young boy who, after his father dies in 9/11, searches New York to find out where a key belonging to his father fits. So there has been a lot of interest in how the subject matter will be approached and what kind of movie it will turn out to be.
Well, as the trailer shows, it certainly appears to be veering towards the very sentimental. This, of course, is not always a bad thing, but I’m not so sure how it will play out in this film. Trailers can be deceptive, but the voiceover in particular of young actor Thomas Horn sounds pretty forced and a bit odd. There’s no doubting the acting talents of Hanks and Bullock though, and the film does look pretty interesting overall. It should be noted too that this is being released at Christmas in the US – right in time for Oscar….
It comes out February 3 on this side of the pond, and you can check out the trailer below. Brace yourself for an incredibly naff use of “Where The Streets Have No Name” by U2.
via /film
