Off the Black

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Georgan G @RT98616417 08/11/2024 A very touching drama about life's difficulities from the standpoint of several excellently played characters. Nolte is the alcoholic, dying, bitter man who befriends a high schooler basically without parents. See more 12/08/2021 Nick Nolte plays Ray Cook, a disillusioned baseball coach down on his luck and unhappy with how his life has turned out Trevor Morgan is Dave Tibbel, a kid that's free-spirited who's part of that same baseball team who lost a recent game One night with his friends he pulls a harmless prank on Ray but he is caught Ray expects restitution, then he gets a letter about his high school reunion coming up He hatches an idea; to impress his old classmates he asks Dave to pose as his son If all goes well then the slate is wiped clean But these two are unprepared for the unexpected bond like any father and son would share A very slow, solemn experience but Nolte and Morgan are so great They both learn a lot from their youth and elderly experiences Sure we reach our prime in life but it's never too late to still leave an impression and our mark See more 01/24/2014 Off the Black is a simple drama about bonds and connections, image and sympathy. Its endearing and has all those classic tropes you need for a small indie drama film, but the movie is just good enough, from director/writer James Ponsoldt. See more 12/24/2013 The leads are good, and Timothy Hutton is memorably off-putting as the pitcher's disengaged dad. But having created the aching umpire, Ponsoldt occupies him with some fairly shopworn situation. See more 08/29/2013 ive become a big fan of james ponsoldt after seeing his latest 2 films smashed and the spectacular now, so i def wanted to check his other films out, while i didnt have the same emotional response to this one as i did the other 2, its still very solid, hes very good at directing relationships, and the one between nolte and morgan is great, neither go overboard or over dramamtic, it felt real and i enjoyed seeing them together, dewitt is good too, but i wouldve liked to know more about her or see more scenes with her, the girl that plays the sister is good too, while the story might not be the most original, its still a good watch See more 07/24/2013 I sat through this dreck for almost an hour before I decided I just did not care. None of the characters are likable, there's nothing redeeming about the story, and it's in general just incredibly boring. I wish I could get that wasted hour back. See more Read all reviews

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