The Night Listener (2006)
Moody little movie about Gabriel Noone, a late-night radio show host (Robin Williams -- somehow NOT bugging the crap out of me) who has used his life as material for the stories he tells on the air.
His long-term relationship with his boyfriend, well-known to listeners, is coming to an end. He's able to fill the emotional void somewhat by reaching out, via phone, to a young teen who's written a memoir about his childhood abuse. As Gabriel gets more attached to the boy, doubt about who the boy is -- and if he even actually exists -- becomes too big to ignore.
I liked the tension of the screenplay and thought the acting was just right. What I didn't like was the movie's need to provide a definitive answer to the audience while Noone was denied one.
B
His long-term relationship with his boyfriend, well-known to listeners, is coming to an end. He's able to fill the emotional void somewhat by reaching out, via phone, to a young teen who's written a memoir about his childhood abuse. As Gabriel gets more attached to the boy, doubt about who the boy is -- and if he even actually exists -- becomes too big to ignore.
I liked the tension of the screenplay and thought the acting was just right. What I didn't like was the movie's need to provide a definitive answer to the audience while Noone was denied one.
B
posted by MeMe | 1:32 PM
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