Robert Downey Jr., who has long been shrouded in the aura of Iron Man, I am afraid that we have forgotten that he was once a young man of literature and art. The new film "Judge Daddy" starring him may help you restore the little turnip head of the past. No longer funny, but serious.
Father-son love: from teasing Iron Man to being serious
If you think of the hottest movie star in contemporary Hollywood, it must be Robert Downey Jr. The Iron Man played by him and their Avengers are like a group of box office giants, firmly controlling the current world film scene.
In addition to his high reach, Robert Downey Jr. has also been the champion of the 100 most influential stars in the vault selection for two consecutive years, and the annual revenue champion of Forbes Statistics. In short, rich, famous, popular, Robert Downey Jr.'s years have been really smooth.
As the absolute popularity king in the reunion, the Iron Man played by him is often responsible for telling jokes in addition to being handsome. Including in another popular series he starred in, "Sherlock Holmes", Robert Downey Jr.'s role is also funny and handsome. After starring in entertainment blockbusters for too many years, we have even forgotten that he was once a literary youth and had also received an Oscar nomination for the male protagonist with the biopic "Chaplin".
In the end, "Judge Daddy", filmed in the interval between "Iron Man", became the time that Robert Downey Jr. said goodbye to entertainment blockbusters and returned to serious production.
"Judge Daddy" tells the story of a lawyer and his judge's father. Although it sounds like a legal subject, it is more of a story of family affection. The film is basically a pair of estranged fathers and sons, through chance, to re-repair their father-son relationship, from such a plot can also understand that this is a heart-wrenching drama film. There is understanding, introspection, and memories in the film. The film even uses many family videos to find the beautiful past between father and son, which will surely make many viewers feel the same way. Allegedly, the film incorporates much of director David Dawkin's personal experience. Even Robert Downey Jr. himself believes that the film will remind many viewers of their surroundings, or their siblings.
All in all, it's a completely different production from Downey's blockbusters over the years. Meanwhile, the film's director is David Dawkin, a comedy-only director (Wedding Pride, etc.), while his lead actor is Robert Downey Jr., a charismatic actor.
Husband and Wife: The first production of Team Downey
Downey with his wife Susan
For Robert Downey Jr., "The Judge's Daddy" is not just a feature film starring him, because he and his wife are also the producers of the film, and one of the production companies of the film is Team Downey.
Team Downey was co-founded by Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, who worked with Warner to dabble not only in film production, but also in games, dramas and other industries (they also bought the adaptation rights to an episode of the popular British drama "Black Mirror" before), which is an important pawn behind Robert Downey Jr.'s transformation from actor to actor (after all, they have to leave a way back for themselves).
Susan Downey is a producer who met Robert Downey Jr. in 2003, when they happened to work together on Ghostbusters. Although Susan thought the two would not last long, Robert Downey Jr. proposed to her not long after, and the two married in 2005. After marriage, the relationship has always been harmonious, in addition to being husband and wife, they are also very good working partners. Since then, Susan Downey has produced many films starring Robert Downey Jr., including Sherlock, Iron Man 2, and Judge Daddy (which supposedly avoids the long separation between the two from their respective jobs).
Until the establishment of Team Downey, the two officially became the closest lovers and the closest working partners. "Judge Daddy" was the first film Team Downey was involved in filming since its founding, and The Downeys also devoted a lot of effort to this movie. Since 2011, the selection of scripts, actors, script changes, and directors have been fully involved by the two people in all aspects, so to a certain extent, this "Judge Daddy" is the real Downey couple production, the whole process of control of the production.
Entering awards season? Old drama bone Robert Duval
"Judge Daddy" has previously been selected for screening at the Toronto Film Festival, the purpose is naturally to hope to win some oscars in the future, but the subsequent media evaluation of this film is not very ideal, Rotten Tomatoes 47% freshness, about half of the good or bad. Fortunately, the general audience still loves this film, AND IMDb still has a 7.8 rating, and this is obviously from the super popularity of Robert Downey Jr.
Regardless of word of mouth, though. The film was not without a place in the subsequent Oscars. At least Robert Duval is still hopeful of being nominated for the male supporting side. Even critics of the film found the performance of several characters, especially Robert Duval, to be remarkable. In the early days of the film, Robert Downey Jr. planned to invite Oscar-winning jack Nicholson to play his father, but jack eventually quit. Another Oscar-winning actor, Robert Duval, was invited to join. Whether it's about seniority or ability, Robert Duvall plays such a role with ease, especially the bathroom scene, which is old, real, and heart-wrenching.
In addition, the handsome killer Billy Bob Thornton in the drama version of "Ice Storm" also joined the film
And Vera Famiga, who has been nominated for an Oscar, has also been invited to join, and they will all be the highlights of the film
Of course, we are most concerned about the star of this film, the popular king Robert Downey Jr. As mentioned by foreign media before, what is the biggest attraction of "Judge Daddy"? Robert Downey Jr.
Well, it's enough to have him.