The Merry Gentleman

A Critics' Choice award from LA Times movie critic Betsy Sharkey for "The Merry Gentleman":

Like a fog-shrouded hill, "The Merry Gentleman" might slip by you unnoticed. Don't let it. This small gem of a movie is the first directed by Michael Keaton, who stars along with the exceptionally talented young Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald. The dialogue is exquisitely spare, a gift from screenwriter Ron Lazzeretti, and the Christmastime Boston that cinematographer Chris Seager has conjured up is yet another present under the tree. Betsy Sharkey's review of "The Merry Gentleman"

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Synopsis The Merry Gentleman
The Merry Gentleman tells the story of Kate Frazier, a young woman running away from a troubled marriage in the hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. When Kate meets Frank Logan, the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual shared silence. Haunted by the troubling choices he has made, Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate, and, for a moment, the two seem destined to redeem and remake each other. As the holidays and New Year pass against an urban landscape that seems both breathtakingly beautiful and starkly quiet, Kate and Frank’s friendship becomes one of necessity and survival. But, neither lonely soul can escape the lives they have left behind. As events unfold and the painful truth slowly emerges, Frank is forced to face the man he truly is, while Kate struggles to become the woman she needs to be.

Opened May 1, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly MacDonald, Tom Bastounes, Darlene Hunt, Guy Van Swearingen
Director: Michael Keaton
Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama

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