An Actor Prepares

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...

In the #MeToo era of Hollywood's misogyny. An Actor Prepares would count as a prime exhibit.

Jeremy Irons plays Atticus Smith a hard living and hard drinking Oscar winning actor who has a heart attack while receiving a lifetime achievement award.

Unable to fly he has to drive cross country to attend his daughter's wedding. He is accompanied reluctantly by his estranged son Adam, an uptight feminist lecturer and documentary maker who seems to have a few problems of his own.

Smith is preparing to play god for his next role. Despite his health scare he is not prepared to give up his boozy lecherous lifestyle as he hits the road. He also regards Adam as a snitch who told his mom that dad was cheating on her.

Irons is having a ball playing the philandering Smith and he is certainly waves his balls about in front of his son as the viewer gets to see plenty of his rear.

Unfortunately Irons is the only person having fun in this movie. It is an unfunny road comedy with tired cliched characters.

What on earth was Jeremy Irons thinking!? Very lowest-common-denominator stuff here for those with scant understanding of humour. Grumpy gleefully obnoxious father and uptight son are forced on a road trip...you can see the formulaic story arc from the start. Sky Movies gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars - not a very discerning customer base I'm learning. A half hour down and an hour to go. Give it a miss folks.

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.

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.