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Diminished Capacity

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Diminished Capacity
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerry Kinney
Written bySherwood Kiraly
Produced byGalt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Tim Evans
Daniela Tapling Lundberg
StarringMatthew Broderick
Virginia Madsen
Alan Alda
CinematographyVanja Cernjul
Edited byTim Streeto
Music byRobert Burger
Release dates
  • January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • July 4, 2008 (2008-07-04) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,719

Diminished Capacity is a 2008 comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and written by Sherwood Kiraly, based on his novel of the same name. It stars 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.

Plot

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A newspaper editor suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie, and his high school flame, Charlotte. The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, but a few people want the card.[1]

Cast

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Critical reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "This low-key comedy about memory loss offers mild pleasures but is too bland to fully resonate."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] 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."[6]

References

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  1. ^ Diminished Capacity (2008)
  2. ^ a b c d Film & Events Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Sundance Film Festival
  3. ^ Sweeney, Eamon (18 July 2008). "Stand-Up King". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Diminished Capacity (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Diminished Capacity Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Diminished Capacity Movie Reviews, Pictures, Rotten Tomatoes
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