After suffering a heart attack, a world famous, hard-drinking actor is forced to drive cross country with his estranged son (who testified against him in his parents' divorce) on one last madcap adventure.... (Full plot summary below)
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After suffering a heart attack, a world famous, hard-drinking actor is forced to drive cross country with his estranged son (who testified against him in his parents' divorce) on one last madcap adventure.
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| Movie MomNell MinowIrons is clearly overjoyed to have a chance to break out of Serious Actor mode and have some fun at the expense of the master thespians he has had the chance to observe. |
| Caution SpoilersSarah CartlandA witty road trip with detours and performances that know when to push and when to retreat. Irons has great fun as lecherous, scarf-flapping thespian Atticus, with Huston a good counterweight as his po-faced, mansplaining feminist son. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineEven if most encounters along the road are a little corny (like an mind-opening experience with Patton's shaman), the film is an entertaining showcase for these two actors. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMy Favorite Year” meets “Nebraska” in An Actor Prepares, a comedic road movie that doesn’t take any fresh detours from its well-traveled route despite the presence of a very game Jeremy Irons. |
| Madison MovieRob ThomasThere was a lot of potential here in giving Irons such a larger-than-life character, but it wasn't long before I was kind of wishing I was watching "Cops & Slobbersons" instead. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe screenplay co-written by Clark and Thomas Moffett attempts to derive much humor from Atticus' relentless debauchery, but it all feels pro forma and repetitive. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmIts star, Jeremy Irons, certainly appears to be relishing his role as an unapologetically bad-mannered actor, savoring each profane syllable of his dialogue like a fine wine. |
| User ReviewMax GI would probably pay to watch Jeremy Irons on the phone with the cable company, but this film certainly does him justice. They deploy his talent in a way I haven't seen before, his gravitas somehow naturally working in a comedy. He looks like he's having a great time. Somehow, while not fundamentally changing as a human being, his character Aticus Smith goes from unlikable to endearing over the course of the movie. Bonus points for naming the son Adam Smith. |
| User ReviewJoe MVery funny, thoroughly enjoyable film. Hilarious performance by Irons. He was a comedic tour de force in this one. Amazing one liners and quips pace this rewatchable comedy. Great cast all around. I highly recommend. Just hope Arnold made it out of bear country. |
| User ReviewGimly MInstead 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. |
