I have the greatest respect for the acting in this piece. I am a fan of Mr.Church. Having lived in LA and have friends descend into homelessness and despair I was eager to watch this film. I realize this piece was relatively plot less but if it was character driven then I think it may be a little light on back-story. Granted one could assume much of this presented with the characters present situation and maybe was not necessary. The desperation of their lives is well portrayed. The let-down for me were a few points that others may find nit-picking. And I am sorry for that as I see many people liked the film. I found that Willy could be almost infantile in one scene and then be profound. I also had a difficult time reconciling his speaking to the girl in the diary as he though she was in heaven with the ending which made no sense. How does she have bandages on her face and body when he hits the street. Now she has old burn scars, he still has the same bandages and she finds him, the woman with the girl let's her hug this guy. Was that peek in the ICU it? The ending left me flat. Somebody should have woven the ending into the narrative to let it be the least bit plausible. Maybe the girl should have some sort of vision as well. If there was some sort of connection it could have been less of a jolt. So I am sorry but the ending sort of ruined what could have been really great for me.
Review of Cardboard Boxer
Cardboard Boxer
(2016)
Great acting ,nice texture but lost between gritty and melodrama
23 January 2017