Weightless

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Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, and Johnny Knoxville star in this haunting drama of a man, living on the margins of society, who suddenly finds himself responsible for a ten year-old son whom he hasn't seen since infancy. An alienated loner who can barely take care of himself, he struggles to forge a relationship with this lonely, at-risk child. Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the video and commercial world. In 2015, year he won the most prestigious award for advertising, the Palm d'Or at Cannes for his directorial work on Under Armour'sI Will What I Want campaign with Gisele Bündchen. His other numerous accolades include a Bronze Cannes Lion and additional Cannes Lion Shortlist, a prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil (and additional Pencil nomination), Gold and Bronze Clio Awards, an AICP Award, and the PLUG Award for Music Video of the Year. Weightless, co-written by BAFTA and Tony winning writer/playwright Enda Walsh (Once, Hunger) is his feature film directorial debut.
  • Rating:
    R (for language and brief sexuality/nudity)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    Jaron Albertin
  • In Theaters:
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Cast

Alessandro Nivola
Johnny Knoxville
Julianne Nicholson
K. Todd Freeman
Eli Haley
as Will
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Marc Menchaca
as Cody
Eli Haley Haley
as Will
Sean Meehan
as Ben
Sean Rourke Meehan
as Ben
William Hill
as Tim
Meryl Jones Williams
as Sarah
Christopher Jon Gombos
as Ryan's Dad
Joey Rippo
as Patrick
Nicholas Zoto
as Seb
Dante Shafer
as Scott
Patrick Klein
as Bar Patron
Phoebe Young
as Carla
Christa Sparks
as April
Annie Yokom
as Natalie
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  • Despite the emotional terra firma Nivola and other cast members try to provide, this drama about a taciturn loner forced into single-parenthood drifts into the ozone.

    Nov 9, 2018 | Full Review…

    Dennis Harvey

    Variety
    Top Critic

  • There's a sense of beauty and contemplation in Albertin's work, and though it seems like danger hangs in the air, there's an odd lack of tension or suspense, and the film's pace requires incredible patience.

    Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review…

    Katie Walsh

    Los Angeles Times
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  • Though hardly a failure, the serious-minded film is less affecting than it might've been, relying sometimes on hints that are needlessly ambiguous and on symbols that don't quite click.

    Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review…

    John DeFore

    Hollywood Reporter
    Top Critic

  • Here, deeply damaged people are prone to exasperating decisions. Yet these characters are so strikingly realized that you can't help but care for them.

    Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review…

    Ken Jaworowski

    New York Times
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  • The nicest thing that can be said about this demure little Canadian trifle is that it's a film that finally gives the gifted, self-assured and sadly underrated Alessandro Nivola a leading role.

    Nov 8, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Rex Reed

    Observer
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  • Still, while his first feature may be gorgeous, the characters in this rural family drama prove so amorphous that their struggles engender detachment instead of empathy.

    Nov 7, 2018 | Full Review…

    Serena Donadoni

    L.A. Weekly
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