Today we have the full scope of media from the upcoming film “That’s What I Am“, an inspirational drama starring Academy Award nominee Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Randy Orton, Alexander Walters and Amy Madigan. Set in the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a both a nostalgic look back to a simpler era, as well [...] That’s What I Am Trailer, Clip and Poster is a post from: www.FilmoFilia.com...
- 5/11/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne
(April 2011)
Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone
Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton
When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.
Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...
(April 2011)
Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone
Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton
When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.
Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...
- 4/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne
(April 2011)
Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone
Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton
When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.
Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...
(April 2011)
Directed/Written by: Michael Pavone
Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck and Randy Orton
When a film starts off with a quote on a blank screen, usually it’s intriguing. With “That’s What I Am,” this is almost the case. The first thing viewers see is simple text on a black screen stating, “It has often been said that children are cruel.” What ruins it? The narrator reads it for you and starts his almost ceaseless monologue, giving no time for the audience to dwell on this introductory quote and determine its significance.
Set in the 1960s, “That’s What I Am,” depicts many societal obstacles while keeping an air of innocence, using the story of an eighth-grade boy as the main context. As narrator, Andy Nichol (played as a youth by Chase Ellison) reflects on his life in junior high...
- 4/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Title: That’s What I Am Director: Mike Pavone Starring: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton, Amy Madigan The fact that actual personal experience informs a movie’s narrative flavor doesn’t, of course, guarantee its quality in any way, shape or form — a fact reaffirmed by writer-director Mike Pavone’s “That’s What I Am”, an awkward mish-mash of observational coming-of-age cliches and half-baked moralizing that feels like a bloated, not particularly well sketched episode of “The Wonder Years”. Set in California during the 1960s, the film centers on 12-year-old Andy (Chase Ellison), a bright but small eighth-grade kid whose favorite teacher, Mr. Simon...
- 4/28/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
WWE Studios has been producing a steady stream of big, dumb action schlock since ’02, their only real winner being Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s starring vehicle, The Rundown. To be fair, they co-produced to Universal’s Strike Entertainment; I imagine someone had the good sense to lock Vince McMahon in a closet during the lion’s share of that film. The wrestling organization’s studio wing has in recent years been playing it up to the PG-13 crowd to cast a wider demographic net, and thus their film library has seen some variation from wooden wrestlers blowing shit up and punching faces. Basically, WWE Studios wants you to know they have a heart– and so we get That’s What I Am, television writer/director Michael Pavone’s big screen feature debut. That’s What I Am is the story of Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a middle of the road student in his last year of junior...
- 2/22/2011
- by Dustin Hucks
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.