Diminished Capacity

Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Terry Kinney
Produced by Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Tim Evans
Daniela Tapling Lundberg
Written by Sherwood Kiraly
Starring Matthew Broderick
Virginia Madsen
Alan Alda
Cinematography Vanja Cernjul
Editing by Tim Streeto
Release date(s) 2008
Country United States
Language English
Box office $23,719

Diminished Capacity is a comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and starring Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda. It was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in July 2008. It was produced by Plum Pictures.

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Plot

A man (Broderick) suffering from memory loss takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative (Alda) and his high school flame (Madsen), where the trio plans to finalize their scheme to sell a rare baseball card.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

The movie opened to generally mediocre reviews, with just 33% of critics followed by Rotten Tomatoes giving it a favorable review. USA Today said that it "has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be." Time Out New York said, "Great, just what we needed: another rote exercise in indie-feely humanism."[4]

References

  1. ^ Diminished Capacity (2008)
  2. ^ a b c d Film & Events — Sundance Film Festival
  3. ^ Stand-Up King (The Independent)
  4. ^ Diminished Capacity Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

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