dierregi Matt is a record executive about to lose his job. He receives the visit of smart*ss Zooey, his estranged father PA. Turns out, dad Benjamin is a world famous photographer and also about to die of cancer.Benjamin is your standard cantankerous old man, not even cancer can redeem. Matt is resentful because dad wasted too much time travelling and taking photos, rather then being a good dad at homeObviously, Matt proclaims he is not interested in meeting dad, but we know the two will eventually meet ... and what better that throwing in a road trip for the occasion?The road trip involves delivering rolls of unprocessed Kodachrome film before they stop developing them for good. Seeing which photos are so precious for Benjamin is supposed to be the big surprise at the end of the movie, although anybody with minimal experience can see the "surprise' coming from a mile away.And there lies the biggest weakness of the movie: we never get to see the photographic masterpieces Benjamin was famous for (Was he a war photographer? Travel landscape? Social commentary? Fashion?) but we're supposed to get very emotional when we discover what his most precious photos were about...PS and expect the usual nasty repartees between characters, only to end predictably with love and affection

Kapten Video There's a saying that actor is only as good as the given material. Then again, sometimes good actors elevate an otherwise solid but unremarkable screenplay to new level.This is certainly the case with "Kodachrome", a road movie / family drama set during the final days of the classic photo development system known as Kodachrome.A genius photographer father (Ed Harris), his secretary (Elizabeth Olsen) and son (Jason Sudeikis) take a road trip in order to develop photographs at the last Kodachrome lab before it closes its doors for good, and try to settle old scores along the way.I know, the plot summary is not terribly inviting but mere words can't convey attractive atmosphere and quality acting which are definitely the aces in the sleeve here.Speaking about the leads, I was counting on Harris and Olsen giving good performances, I consider them among the most interesting actors of their respective generations. What took me as a surprise was how good Jason Sudeikis is at the central position.Sure, he has a lot of experience - but witnessing a comedian offering a really memorable serious role is still relatively rare. Especially counting the instances when the movie was rather good too.(For example, Eddie Murphy is markedly better "serious actor" than the works that he chooses to prove it in, such as "Holy Man" or "Mr. Church".)"Kodachrome" is probably not gonna be the breakthrough that gets Sudeikis noticed as a bona fide movie star - the project is too small for that - but he (and it) deserves the recognition.He's great as this acerbic guy always ready to sting, which is different from his usual bland good guy persona in movies. Harris's role is an interesting, chaning support for that - also stingy but with some added hidden evil.And I just love Elizabeth Olsen in this (as usual, actually). She feels so authentic, straightforward and "in the moment" that her performance becomes a soothing, invigorating counterpart to two men's that is so desperately needed, both by the characters and the movie as a whole.She's like the perfect embodiment of feminine energy as described in relationships guru David Deida's works: radiant, alive, enlivening, relaxing, and moving.Without all this, there would be less to write and admire about in "Kodachrome". The story doesn't take risks creatively, preferring to stay firmly "middle of the road". Sadly, one can't expect much originality from a Netflix project. (In Estonia, only available in cinemas, btw.)But, as mentioned above, there is something to be said about the strong acting bringing out the best of the material.Harris, Olsen, and Sudeikis win with their committedness and earnestness, which compensates for the danger of the movie becoming too "cute" for its own good (an usual problem with mainstream approach).Dialogue is rather sharp too, well balanced between sounding authentic and corny. This is a rather great feat in the age of "Facebook deep" where we read so many great sayings in social media that it makes us kind of jaded towards even the greatest spiritual wisdoms.All in all, if the authors had avoided some chances to make the movie more sugary, I would given it even higher score of 8/10. Luckily, the excessive sentimentality only comes to play near the end and in relatively short bursts.So one can still recommend "Kodachrome" as family drama with strong acting. Yes, it's mainstream, but so what?

jakeh Ed Harris (Benjamin Ryder, famed photographer, a fictional character) dominates this movie with excellent acting (adding to his many fine performances during his career), and his displays of both sarcasm and pathos after years of bitterness. He and his nurse (Olsen), who encourages his estranged son Matt (Sudeikis) to accompany them to Kansas to develop Kodachrome film rolls on the last day that that film type will be done by a photo shop in Kansas. Harris is dying of liver cancer and the film revolves around his reconciliation with his son and his son's reconciliation with his failing music career and failed marriage. The film was released in April, 2018, so the 2017 date is incorrect. Harris should get an award nomination at the least for his riveting performance. All the cast was excellently cast and it's an excellent flick dealing a historical event, the end of Kodachrome (see the article in NYT December, 2010 article "For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas" which was the inspiration for the movie). Director Mark Raso blends three separate reconciliations into one very good movie.

shanikayrs Another elegant piece of movie popped out to my lonely Friday night out of nowhere.As I see Elizaeth Olsen I made a mind note that the movie going to be something in my favorite kind of twisted inward taste and yeah the one and half hour of my sit did't break the promise except the fact the I predicted what gonna come out of Ben's last photographs is Matt's childhood. Now see the world little through Ben's eyes, If you ever find yourself as in somewhere drifted from the promising stream, you may get the Ben's words of wisdom, the final set of emotions and the realization you are going to get by end of your journey what known to be as life. Couldn't agree more with the director make use of two of another broken people around Ben to resonate the obscure colors strong enough and highlight the message as your soul absorbs.I know that not only me love to see old amber colored Kodak film reels and film cameras, the click of shifting the film, the simple old manual and analog life. There is always a beloved legacy around us which we really can not find where we did lost that whole glory even, Kodachrome carefully touches that part of longing feeling within us.To us, to non-mainstream people the whole movie is a message, a gentle realization of what it is and slight pinch to remind you to off the digital dust (at least a bit). What else I would expect to love the movie and its obscure grooves.