"Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad."
Not much to say about this film but that it is a bit weak overall. Robert De Niro was the best thing about this movie as it was one of his better modern performances. This film was based on a true story and it defers from it a lot. I did enjoy the fact the authors wife actually appeared in the film and is famous in her own right. The weakest element was Paul Dano's performance which was quite bland so we should point our finger to the director as he is the true reason why this film fails. Poor judgement on the script and how some of the performances went really bad which causes this movie to be on my "skip this movie" list.
1/5
"I made you but you are not me!"
-Robert De Niro, Being Flynn
Little info
It was based on the memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn.
Nick Flynn's wife in real life is American actress Lili Taylor:
Body of Work:
Rudy
Four Rooms
The Haunting
The Secret (2007)
Brooklyn's Finest
Public Enemies
The Conjuring
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