Movie Info
Genre
ComedyRelease Date
July 04, 2008 (Limited)Duration
92 min.Studio
IFC Films
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Cast and Crew
Director
Terry KinneyProducer
Tim Evans, Celine Rattray, Galt Niederhoffer, Daniela Taplin LundbergScreenwriter
Sherwood KiralyStarring
- Matthew Broderick as Cooper
- Virginia Madsen as Charlotte
- Alan Alda
- Dylan Baker
- Lois Smith
- Louis C.K.
- Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan
- Terry Kinney
Movie Story
Director Terry Kinney's delightfully poignant and bittersweet comedy poses the question: How much is a good memory worth? That's the question that faces newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) after a debilitating concussion takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail. Looking for answers, he travels home to Missouri where his now senile Uncle Rollie (Alan Alda) is on the verge of losing his home. When a valuable baseball card is thrown into the mix, these two men along with a motley group of hometown friends, including Cooper's high school sweetheart, Charlotte (Virginia Madsen) , head to a memorabilia expo to make the deal of a century, diving headfirst into a snakepit of slick salesmen, crooked dealers, and rabid fans revealing that there are some things in life that you can't put a price on. Diminished Capacity also stars Dylan Baker, Louis C.K. and Bobby Cannavale in hilarious supporting roles.
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Reader's Reviews
With a movie like this, some critics didn't like it. But what I felt, I was moved as well as laughing. It was a great movie starring Mathew Broderick, Virginia Madsen and Alan Alda. This movie came out in the wrong time where all the blockbusters were happening but when I saw it I was stunned. It's about two guys having what one calls it Dim cap as it's diminished capacity. As when Cooper leaves Chicago to go to Missouri to visit his Uncle Rollie his uncle as a baseball card which is worth a few thousand dollars as Cooper, his high school girlfriend, his uncle and his high school girlfriend's son fo off to Chicago to try to sell this card as they run into some trouble on the way. A great movie worth seeing.
posted by Jake Alda Coffey on Jul 19, 2008a charming, sad, and funny breath of fresh air with great performances. mishandled by it's distributor, they dumped it into the bustling summer glut without ANY publicity or adverstising. it went away quickly- don't let that stop you from seeing it. you'll be glad you did.
posted by filmgoer1 on Oct 09, 2008