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March 2, 2012

At the Movies: 'Being Flynn' isn't too appealing

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Robert De Niro and Paul Dano play a father and son who reunite after 18 years of estrangement in “Being Flynn,” and they approach their roles in such polar opposite ways, it's as if the actors themselves have been estranged, as well.

Being Flynn

Director: Paul Weitz

Cast: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore

Rating: R

Running time: 102 minutes

De Niro, as the alcoholic, ex-con, would-be novelist Jonathan Flynn, is all delusional bombast; he insists everything he writes is a masterpiece, and his bravado barely masks his insanity. Dano, as Flynn's aimless, hipster son, Nick, may actually have some talent and insight as a poet but he's meandering between jobs, homes and girlfriends.


 
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