tom mccarthy, a sometime actor probably best known for his role in season 5 of the wire burst onto the independent film scene in 2003 with this gem of a film. "the station agent" concerns a man named 'fin', who inherits an old train depot station after the death of his boss, and his subsequent relationship with the locals of the small town that the property resides in. the core character trio of fin, joe the local hotdog vendor and olivia, a local artist rules the core of the film, and with it comes some pretty heavy topics. each of the characters has a severe characteristic flaw, be it olivia's trauma as a result of her sons death, joe's inability to remove his fathers influence, or the chip on his shoulder that fin carries due to his dwarfism. the resulting 85 minutes brings us a combination of dark rooted hope and a study in the irony of specific relationships. the films "feelgood" nature, a term i despise yet attach to this project is genuinely lovely, despite the nature of which it flows.
I love this film. It's one of my favourite feelgood movies but whenever I try to tell my friends to give it a go, they immediately dismiss it. Maybe I'm not selling it right and I should get them to have a look at your blog
ReplyDeleteit is a great film, and one that everyone who sees ends up loving. i didnt do much of a write up on it to be honest, i guess i'll do it justice one day tho. the visitor was great too, it sounds like a cliche but it genuinely moved me.
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