An Actor Prepares

Jeremy irons is actor atticus smith. A cross country road trip, with father and son. Things got pretty dicey during the divorce, but daughter annabelle is getting married, so atticus heads to the wedding with his son adam. No love lost there. At the same time, the movie studio is ready to replace atticus for his upcoming film. Co-stars ben schwartz, jack huston. Small part for matthew modine. Atticus is on a course of self destruction, and just wants to live life to the fullest. They talk, but its mostly arguments and bickering. Will they make it to the wedding? And will atticus get to make that movie? He's larger than life and gets recognized everywhere they go. It's pretty good. When atticus is blustering and cussing, he says some pretty funny stuff. Although he'd probably get beaten up for some of the stuff he says. Directed by steve clark. I saw this one twice... liked it even more the second time.

Instead of the usual tale of a father and his estranged son reconnecting with one another on a road trip, An Actor Prepares shows an entirely believable father unwilling to relinquish his debauchery (and its repurcussions) and a son's journey to come to terms with it. This movie is funny, original, and compelling.

This film tells the cross country drive of an estranged father and son. It is entertaining because it is witty and unexpected. The main character is not particularly likable, but viewers get to like him in the end.

I don't review much as i'm too lazy. I mostly rate surprises. This film surprised me because of its low score. Jeremy Irons and the cast did a great job. Had me laughing and enjoying the film from start to finish. This film deserves a much higher score. I'm an imdb member over 10 years with less than 10 reviews so this is a 100% genuine review. Watch this feel good comedy if you wants laughs and more...

This is a road show between father and son and you can pretty much guess what happens. That being said, it's the journey that works, and the acting is great throughout.