Comments on: Sundance Review: Phony And Forgettable ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ Starring Mark Ruffalo & Zoe Saldana

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

The kids don\’t act like 40-year-olds at all and how is it "huggable and snuggly" for the kids to have dad leave them home alone while he\’s out getting drunk or screaming f-bombs at them. Just a dumb review from a bitter critic.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems, but this film isn\’t one.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

As a close relative of the actual man Mark Ruffalo\’s character was based upon, I can tell you that one of the first signs of his escalating mania was the doffing of crazy hats and color coordinated, though often scanty, outfits. Mental illness has more sides to it than you seem to realize.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

I can't believe what I'm reading. Out of the 25 films I saw at the festival, Infinitely Polar Bear was easily one of the highlights and the best US Dramatic contender (disclosure- the only others I saw in this category were: Life After Beth, Whiplash, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, The Skeleton Twins and Camp X-Ray). There was a few issues with the pacing and narrative, but those performances were all amazing – especially the children. I know it's terrible thing to say so early (borderline sinful perhaps?) but I'm calling an Oscar nom for Ruffalo here. It's the perfect kind of material that does well with voters and easily the best performance of his career.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

""Infinitely Polar Bear"âhorrible title asideâ"
When Maya Flores and her sister took their father to the hospital after he suffered a manic episode, one of the forms asked for his diagnosis (bipolar, schizophrenic, etc.). Instead of checking bipolar, he checked other and wrote infinitely polar bear. So there's that..

By: tom

tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

Couldn't be more wrong. One of the best movies of the festival thus far.

By: susan

susan — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

you're a moron.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

I'm all for reviewers being open and honest about their views and good films sometimes get bad reviews and readers can sort them out. But this review is so mean spirited and inaccurate you have to think the reviewer is either dealing with his own mommy daddy issues or has a hidden agenda. I was at Eccles for the premiere. This film was deeply and at times painfully moving. There was a rare electricity in the theater as we laughed and often cried together. When the film ended nearly everyone immediately jumped to their feet for a thunderous and emotional applause. This film was beautifully shot, funny and warm. It was a triumph of what you can do on a tiny independent film budget. To attack the film as phony and forgettable is trite and unfair. For most who saw it the opposite is true. The attacks on the actors, in particular the child actors are completely out of line. Indie wire should consider the motivations behind this review, and reconsider its employment of the writer.

By: Hammy

Hammy — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

expected. Playlist also hated on 'Can a song save your life'

By: pete

pete — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:18:35 +0000

' Performers Ruffalo and Saldana are both charismatic and easy to watch, but their performances feel both shallow and showy, underdone and overblown. "

That is the way I felt about the overrated performances in American Hustle .