Diminished Capacity
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{{Infobox film
| name = Diminished Capacity
| image = Diminished capacity.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Terry Kinney
| producer = Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Tim Evans
Daniela Tapling Lundberg
| writer = Sherwood Kiraly
| starring = Matthew Broderick
Virginia Madsen
Alan Alda
| music = Robert Burger
| cinematography = Vanja Cernjul
| editing = Tim Streeto
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|01|21|Sundance Film Festival|2008|07|04|United States}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $23,719
}}
Diminished Capacity is a 2008 comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and written by Sherwood Kiraly, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda. It was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in July 2008. It was produced by Plum Pictures.
Plot
A newspaper editor suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie, and his high school flame, Charlotte. The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, but a few people want the card.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007950/ Diminished Capacity (2008)]
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Cooper Zerbs[http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=d-f Film & Events] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528180144/http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=d-f |date=2008-05-28 }}, Sundance Film Festival
- Virginia Madsen as Charlotte
- Alan Alda as Rollie Zerbs, Cooper's Uncle
- Louis CK as Big Stan{{cite news| url= http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/standup-king-1435404.html| title= Stand-Up King |newspaper=The Independent | first= Eamon |last= Sweeney |date= 18 July 2008 |accessdate= 9 January 2015}}
- Jim True-Frost as Donny Prine
- Dylan Baker as Mad Dog McClure
- Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan
- Jeff Perry as Casey Dean, Cooper's boss
- Lois Smith as Belle Zerbs, Cooper's mother
- Chris Bauer as Lloyd, Charlotte's ex
- Tom Aldredge as Wendell Kendall
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "This low-key comedy about memory loss offers mild pleasures but is too bland to fully resonate."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diminished_capacity/|title=Diminished Capacity (2008)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502034208/http://www.rottentomatoes.com:80/m/diminished_capacity/ |archive-date=2008-05-02 }} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/diminished-capacity|title=Diminished Capacity Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211123459/http://www.metacritic.com:80/movie/diminished-capacity |archive-date=2011-12-11 }} USA Today said that it "has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be." Time Out New York said, "Great, just what we needed: another rote exercise in indie-feely humanism."[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diminished_capacity/ Diminished Capacity Movie Reviews, Pictures], Rotten Tomatoes
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1007950|title=Diminished Capacity}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|diminished_capacity}}
Category:2000s sports comedy-drama films
Category:American sports comedy-drama films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:Films shot in New Jersey
Category:American baseball films