So what is Arthur New all about? I guess the official synopsis pretty much seems it up:
Wallace Avery is tired of his life. Divorced, disconnected from his son, dissatisfied with his love life, he decides the time has come for a radical solution. He literally walks away from his life, buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman, and sets out toward his own private Oz – Terre Haute , Indiana – where he believes he has a chance to work as golf pro. Wallace’s idea of a second chance is to become a second person.
His road trip is derailed by the entrance of Michaela Fitzgerald, whom Arthur discovers passed out poolside at a motel. It takes her all of a couple hours to bust Arthur’s identity scam. It takes Arthur a lot longer to bust hers.
Colin Firth and Emily Blunt co-star in this gently comic love story set in a perfect storm of identity crisis. ARTHUR NEWMAN, from a screenplay written by Becky Johnston, looks at how two people, desperate to remake themselves, fall in love and find a way to accept responsibility for who they really are.
Thoughts
Unlike the big productions, Arthur Newman is
more of an offbeat romance indie-type movie. Although it is slow paced,
it is well paced and does have its funny (albeit mature – it’s rated M18
for a reason! lol) lighthearted moments (e.g. breaking and entering
homes, role playing, trying to... Read more>>
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