2011 Directed by Tom McCarthy
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
Paul Giamatti Alex Shaffer Amy Ryan Melanie Lynskey Bobby Cannavale Jeffrey Tambor Burt Young Nina Arianda Margo Martindale Clare Foley David W. Thompson Marcia Haufrecht Sharon Wilkins Penelope Kindred Sophie Kindred Tim Ransom Marceline Hugot Darren Goldstein Edmund Ikeda Joseph Tiboni Pam Levine Dariusz M. Uczkowski
Win Win (Ganamos todos), Les Winners, Ganamos Todos, 幸福雙贏
I'm beginning to feel a little guilty at how entertaining I find watching Paul Giamatti when he's down on his luck. It's starting to feel like bullying.
Thomas McCarthy's film The Station Agent was a surprisingly glorious little film with a big heart. It was as indie as they come and featured some uniquely crafted characters that lingered regardless of the scant dialogue and offbeat plotting. Win Win follows those indie credentials in a similar vein with real life situations and moral dilemmas that show everyone to be human.
Paul Giamatti is a lawyer with considerable money problems. In danger of losing his practice he takes the unorthodox and illegal step of becoming a dementia suffering clients guardian in exchange for $1500 dollars a month. Having told the court he will take Leo (Burt Young) home and care for him, he instead leaves him in a home…
Review In A Nutshell:
There will be moments in our lives where we struggle, we do the best we can with what we have, but we find ourselves frustrated and stressed due to the fact that life rarely gives us a win. It is frustrating to live every day, simply breaking even, unable to let myself sink in deep in the pleasure of our successes, as things never-endingly piles on above us. I am still in a stage in my life, where responsibility is barely placed on me, but I know that in the near future, all that is about to change. I see this struggle in my parents, who are trying to raise two dependent children, putting them through…
I don't know why it took me so long to watch this. Paul Giamatti is one of my favorite actors and I'm down to watch anything he's in. I'm glad I finally got around to this because this is truly a great gem.
The acting is fantastic. Paul Giamatti is absolutely excellent and very convincing. Easily one of his best performances. You also get other terrific performances from Amy Ryan, Melanie Lynsky, Alex Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale, and Burt Young. Each of these actors help bring heart and believability to the story. The story itself is very well told. While being often funny, it's also feels both honest and heartfelt thanks to not only the performances but the captivating dialogue.
All in all, even if this may sound a little cheesy, this is a very winning film.
BOX OFFICE. 💰💰💰 💲11.9 million
Win Win is one of those few comedy's that actually make sense and has a barbaric touch of honesty. Thomas McCarthy is officially a filmmaker to watch his fresh and hearty writing makes you want for more. Paul Giamatti is excellent as usual but in a different way, in a way we never saw him before. His character is extremely refined, his lines are cheerful and his acting is effervescent. Cynicism and eccentric acts are Au rendezvous; the supporting cast is amusing every detail is funny. On the whole the movie shines with Giammati's feisty lines and McCarthy's intelligent writing despite few low moments Win Win is a sure Win in comedy
Mike McCarthy's excellent dramedy is both a win for the viewers and the people watching the movie.
So much wrestling, such little citrusy flavored oils.
Paul Giamatti shows you the meaning of life and makes you a win winner.
Before I sat down to watch Barney’s Version I was unsure as to the pull of Paul Giamatti and why he had developed such a cult status in over the past decade or so. Having been thoroughly impressed with his performance there, I had the pleasure to enjoy his everyman character in Win Win, a heartfelt small town story that should not fail to resonate with anyone that has warm blood pumping in their veins. My Giamatti subscription is in the post.
The key notes here are the characters, not only the depth given to all the main players but the believable performances that brings home the all important connection with the audience. It’s not a fussy film by any…
It's uncommon to find comedic dramas that balance themselves out so decently, mixing both genres that can create an entertaining ride. The main attraction here is Paul Giamatti, but the rest of the cast does a good job bringing along characters with a clearly defined role: comedy, irony, drama, tenderness, etc.
Thomas McCarthy was born as an independent director, but since The Station Agent (2003), he seems to have become another average and forgettable Hollywood name despite the interesting proposals of emotional downfalls and complex dilemmas that his characters had presented. He seems to present the same array of characters to balance everything. In this case, such balance is present again (sorry for being reiterative) but the film offers nothing entirely original for considering Win Win as a refreshing proposal, and the resolution, despite being quite fair and reasonable, rushes things fot a proper powerful closure.
Still, it's worth a watch.
58/100
Paul Giamatti, you wonderful man.
You are a wonderful actor and your wonderful little films help make my life that little bit better.
This is one of those wonderful little films. Enjoyable, witty and emotional enough to make a man with no heart well up a little.
On two occasions.
Fucking wonderful.
This movie doesn't have anything to blow you away, the simple story is rather conventional, and you know what's gonna happen more or less, but that doesn't mean it wasn't worth watching. I like to watch everything Paul Giamatti is in, I believe you understand the sentiment, I love the guy, and he was good. But Amy Ryan was better than good, although the role didn't need that much acting, she seemed effortless, and kinda reminded me of her brilliant performance in Gone Baby Gone; and Alex Schaffer, it was my first time watching him in a movie, and boy do I like to see more!
This was the first R rated movie I ever saw in theaters back when I was like 11. I haven’t seen it in years, but I remembered nearly every moment perfectly, which was a very weird experience.
Bobby Cannavale is the best.
A-
It has been years since I saw this movie, and the second viewing just made me appreciate it even more. Tom McCarthy is such an underrated, underappreciated director. He's not flashy at all with his movies, just regular people living regular lives when something special happens.
The ensemble cast is incredible and have all gone on to become deservedly more famous. Except Giamatti it seems. Which is odd. I love this movie.
Watched on Disney+
This film is great. An outstanding cast. Emotional story. Sure, there were holes, but I didn't care about them. I fucking love Paul Giamatti.
So Disney+ added "Star"and gave us a bunch of old movies. This one seemed passable - Jeffrey Tambor and Paul Giamatti are very watchabkle in their leading roles. It helps to know something about wrestling - which I don't - but the movie is entertaining enough. Not much more than than, though
Just about everyone in this is at their best. The theme changes consistently which I feel is pretty accurate representation of life, on the flip side the movie never really falls into a singular story which makes it hard to understand what the point of it all is. Or maybe I am just trying to describe a movie in a fancy way so I can be taken more seriously as a film critic. Probably the ladder. It does seem however there is conflict for the sake of conflict at times and some terrible choices are made but no consequences are levied against the perpetrators when really at least two people should be in jail by the end, maybe three or…
Easy going, enjoyable Paul Giamatti vehicle. Perfectly fine. Has some adult themes that are not suitable for young kids. Why would they be watching anyway?
This was on my watchlist for a long time. I saw The Station Agent by the same director so I bumped Win Win to the top and I am so glad that I did. Paul Giamatti is amazing and Bobby Cannavale is hilarious. A heartwarming movie.
I just didn't expect this to have so much quiet grace, so much gentle heart. I was just like ew, sports.
But I knew it was a Tom McCarthy movie so I'm just a real dumb bitch, aren't I?
So this has turned out to be one of the most rewatched movies for me in the last decade.
I’m a big fan of Tom McCarthy. One can argue that THE STATION AGENT, THE VISITOR and SPOTLIGHT are better movie (I wouldn't disagree), but I like the humor and the characters in WIN WIN. This is the most feel-good movie of them all.
This movie really helped me in a really difficult time in my life and I will never forget it
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