Walkaway Joe

Somebody mentioned that they didn't understand why all the good reviews and that they gave up halfway through. Well chances are the good reviews came from people who stuck it out till the end. Good pool movie. I always like it when you can tell the actors are really shooting pool and they don't cut away from the actor to the shot, making you think that somebody other than the actor actually made the shot. You can tell that the actors are either decent pool players or they took the time to practice for the film.

Is this kid the son of some producer or something? This film could have been something halfway decent. It isn't. I knew in the first 15 minutes this kid wasn't right for this role. He's young, and might still have a future in front of him but this was too meaty a role to rest on the shoulders of someone so inexperienced and so obviously not up to the task. He looks and sounds like someone from the Hudson Valley but I'm supposed to buy that this kid is from Louisiana? It's a good enough story, standard run of the mill father/son/mentor picture and I really like these kinds of films, but it's bogged down by a poor lead performance. I don't regret watching it as I'm a huge Morgan/Strathairn fan. Emery is a good actress as well. It's not a bad story, just something that's been done a million times before, and better. Could have benefitted from a better lead.

This is a nice, heartfelt and engaging drama. I enjoyed it.

It was hard to pay attention to this movie. The storyline was rather dull and frankly I can't understand how there are any good reviews. Were those people watching the same movie? The nightly news, as depressing as it can be, is more entertaining.

I was expecting a lot more from this movie. I'm a Jeffrey Dean Morgan fan and I don't feel that he lived up to his potential. Overall it's a well written story although the acting wasn't up to the screenplay. Another story of a dysfunctional family in our country where a stranger can make a difference in a kids life. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent movie but it's not something that's outstanding or left me saying, that was a good movie, when I left the movie theater. It's worth watching, but I don't know if it should be in your top picks. 👀