The Fundamentals of Caring - dir. Rob Burnett

(no spoilers)

“Pick a number between 1 and 3,500”

The Fundamentals of Caring is heartbreaking and hilarious, my favourite type of movie! Some kinda interesting cinematography (by Giles Nuttgens), especially the shot from above of Ben on the bench.

It’s hard not to love Paul Rudd and that’s a major plus of that movie. It seems like the sorta movie that’s really predictable, and in a few ways it did kinda capture most of what I expected from it, but(!) it did also did a few things I wasn’t expecting! Did I have a rough idea of what happened to Ben? Of course, it’s obvious. Did I know it happened like that? No! So that was kinda interesting! When things went wrong, they very rarely when wrong in the ways you expect them too. It also has a cruel sense of humour that really makes you suffer for a laugh. I also really really love the scene with the cow.

I also very much enjoyed the pick a number thing. V creative. Good job.

Rating: 6/10

Not the most amazing film I've ever seen, but worth a watch!!

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