leethomas-11621
Ruffalo is terrific as whimsical, child-like Cameron. In fact the whole cast is wonderful at carrying across this tale of family tensions and mental illness. Some great scenes and light-hearted dialogue make sure that it never gets serious for long. "Unhand my foot!"
Ian
(Flash Review)Ruffalo plays a bi-polar man who has two young kids with a mother and they battle trying to live as a single family unit. Living at around the poverty line, the mother decides to go to business school to support the family. Deciding to leave Ruffalo in charge of the kids during the week for several months. The director portrays the bi- polar man more as an eccentric and never really enlightens the viewer in depth on what it means to have such a condition. The scenes are overly similar when showing his eccentric interactions with his family and never really build to anything; felt very flat. I was like, OK, there he goes again doing something ridiculous. I guess the plot tension asked the question if he will be able to manage the kids and for how long and will he be able to manage his condition? I also didn't feel any of the characters connected with me as having genuine emotions for each other. This was not enjoyable.
Claudio Carvalho
In the late 70's, in Boston, the bipolar Cameron "Cam" Stuart (Mark Ruffalo) lives with his mulatto wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) and their daughters Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide) in an isolated house in the countryside. When Cam is fired from his job, he has a mental breakdown and Maggie is forced to institutionalize him. When he is released, he moves to a small apartment while Maggie works to support the children. She decides to apply to an MBA to improve her income and she is accepted by the Columbia University in New York. She asks Cam to take care of the girls for eighteen months and he agrees despite his fears. Maggie moves to New York and Cam is responsible for Amelia and Faith education. Will the scheme work?"Infinitely Polar Bear" is a heartwarming film with outstanding performances. The dramatic situation of Cameron is shallow, but the movie is delightful to watch. Just as a curiosity, the girl Imogene Wolodarsky is the daughter of the director Maya Forbes. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Sentimentos que Curam" ("Feelings that Heel")
misssmexxii
The movie doesn't really have a conflict like most movies do, but they characters and the writing draws you in and makes you want to keep watching.I never really though of Mark R. as a serious actor until this role. Now he's one of my favorite actors of all time. The dude has so serious acting skill and he needs to be appreciated more.I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie! I think you may have to be a film student in order to fully understand the beauty and relevance of this movie.It's amazing. Amazing writing, characters, and actors/actresses.
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