Diminished Capacity
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| Directed by | Terry Kinney |
| Produced by | Galt Niederhoffer Celine Rattray Tim Evans Daniela Tapling Lundberg |
| Written by | Sherwood Kiraly |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick Virginia Madsen Alan Alda |
| Cinematography | Vanja Cernjul |
| Editing by | Tim Streeto |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $23,719 |
Diminished Capacity is a comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and starring 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.
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[edit] Plot
A newspaper editor (Broderick) suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie (Alda), and his high school flame, Charlotte (Madsen). The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, but a few people want the card.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Cooper Kennedy[2]
- Virginia Madsen as Charlotte[2]
- Alan Alda as Cooper's Uncle Rollie[2]
- Louis CK as Big Stan[3]
- Jim True-Frost as Donny Prine
- Dylan Baker as Mad Dog McClure [2]
- Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan
- Jeff Perry as Casey Dean, Cooper's boss
- Lois Smith as Cooper's mother Belle
- Chris Bauer as Lloyd, Charlotte's ex.
[edit] Critical reception
The movie opened to generally mediocre reviews, with just 33% of critics followed by Rotten Tomatoes giving it a favorable review. 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."[4]
