Wilson

This film has basically only two positive things about it. The first is the great Woody Harrelson, who carries it all the way to the end. The other positive is Laura Dern, who is great again, as always. Unfortunately, the script, although it seems interesting at times, ultimately leads the main character into a state that is not interesting at all, becoming one big cliché. (2017-06-28)

Woody Harrelson makes up this movie’s entire value. I was enjoying this life thrill-ride from the very beginning till the very end and I didn’t even mind at all. Wilson’s life was the right kind of crazy and Woody has secured it a solid, independent, American three-star rating. (2018-04-05)

As I look at the reviews here, I get the growing sense that a lot of people have not taken to the criticism of the current tragic workings of the world, which I think Wilson embodies almost perfectly, whether I consider the whole film or just its central character. Woody Harrelson in the title role really rocks and the more restrained Laura Dern also does justice to her name. I had a great time with it, even though it is a very sad story. (85%) (2021-08-18)

It's hard to say whether Wilson is an overly honest neurotic, a sociopath, or just an idiot, but after a few seconds of his screwball antics, you feel like spiking his face as if it were a volleyball. Naturally, it becomes clear that he has a good heart and just expresses it in his own quirky way, but that's just another checkbox on a list you could write at the start, anticipating what's to come. Harrelson, adopting a Steven Soderbergh likeness, can put in all the effort he wants, but aside from the spirit of Ghost World, this lacks coherence, entertainment, and a smoother transition into the depressive phase. (2022-08-07)