Summary
One ofAdam Driver’s upcoming movies sounds very similar to his 2014 movie with Shawn Levy, the director ofDeadpool & Wolverine, and it could be much better. Before directingDeadpool & Wolverine, some ofShawn Levy’s best movieswere dramas. One of those films starred a young Adam Driver before he landed iconic films likeMarriage StoryandBlacKkKlansman. While it was one of Driver’s early breaks as an actor, it wasn’t his best showing. Luckily, he now has a chance to correct that mistake with one of his upcoming films.
Adam Driver is one of the best actors currently working, but even he has had some misfires over the course of his career. For example, his lastStar Warsmovie,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was disliked by critics and is generally considered one of the franchise’s weakest movies. Driver also had abox office flop in65, which is also his lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. While it wasn’t as much of a failure as65, Driver does have a chance to redo one of his worst-received films with his upcoming movie,Father, Mother, Sister, Brother.
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Adam Driver Will Star In Jim Jarmusch’s Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Adam Driver is set to star inFather, Mother, Sister, Brother, Jim Jarmusch’s next film. He’ll be working with an ensemble of co-stars like Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, and more.Driver and Jarmusch have worked together twice before, inPatersonandThe Dead Don’t Die, and it seemsFather, Mother, Sister, Brotherwill have something in common with those previous movies. The official description of the movie makes it seem very quiet and contemplative, traits Jarmusch is known for as a director.
“Three separate stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Each of the three parts takes place in the present, and each in a different country. Father is set in the Northeast U.S., Mother in Dublin, Ireland, and Sister Brother in Paris, France. The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental. A comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy.”
Father, Mother, Sister, Brothersounds familiar to some of Adam Driver’s previous work with Jim Jarmusch, but its premise also makes it similar to his work with another director. SinceFather, Mother, Sister, Brotheris about a family reconnecting and trying to work through their issues with one another, it almost sounds like a remake of one of Driver’s worst-received films.
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother Sounds Very Similar To Adam Driver’s This Is Where I Leave You
In 2014, Adam Driver had a supporting role in Shawn Levy’sThis is Where I Leave Youas Phillip Altman, the youngest of three brothers and a sister.This is Where I Leave Youfocuses on the members of the Altman family reuniting at their father’s funeral and working through all of their various problems.There are a few differences betweenThis is Where I Leave YouandFather, Mother, Sister, Brother- the latter’s father seems to be alive, and they aren’t reconnecting in the same place - but they both focus on an adult family trying to work through the problems of their past and present.
‘This is Where I Leave You’ Review
Thanks to a quality ensemble cast and a willing director, ‘This Is Where I Leave You’ covers overly familiar territory in a refreshingly entertaining way.
This is Where I Leave YouandFather, Mother, Sister, Brotherhave essentially the same premise, but they also both feature an ensemble cast.The cast ofThis is Where I Leave Youwas packed with prominent actors, including Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, Kathryn Hahn, Timothy Olyphant, and more.Father, Mother, Sister, Brotherhas a similarly well-known cast, and the full cast hasn’t yet been revealed. For all their similarities, though, Driver’s films will also be quite different from each other in a few key ways.
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother Should Still Be Very Different From This Is Where I Leave You
Though they focus on essentially the same premise of a family working through their problems as adults,Father, Mother, Sister, Brotherwill be very different fromThis is Where I Leave You. Probably the biggest difference will be in quality.There’s no telling how wellFather, Mother, Sister, Brotherwill do, but since it’s coming from Jim Jarmusch and featuring several successful actors, it could very easily be good. It also should easily beatThis is Where I Leave You, which only got a critic score of 44% and an audience score of 60% onRotten Tomatoes.
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Aside from the quality of each film,Father, Mother, Sister, Brothershould have a few differences in its plot and tone that will set it apart fromThis is Where I Leave You.Jim Jarmusch is known for making quiet, contemplative, and heartfelt movies, andFather, Mother, Sister, Brothershould be no exception. It’s also been presented as an anthology with each family member being in separate parts of the world, which is very different fromThis is Where I Leave You’s premise of bringing the Altman family into the same house again.
Driver could be truly fantastic in Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, and the similarities between it and This is Where I Leave You should really highlight how much he’s grown in the past decade.
Another key difference between the two films is Adam Driver himself.This is Where I Leave Youwas released 10 years ago, before Driver had become an A-list actor and had several popular movies. He’s developed considerably in that time, and he’s proven that he can give performances worthy of an Oscar nomination. Driver could be truly fantastic inFather, Mother, Sister, Brother, and the similarities between it andThis is Where I Leave Youshould really highlight how much he’s grown in the past decade.Adam Driverhas a chance to redo one of his worst movies and to show why he’s had such a successful decade.
This is Where I Leave You
Cast
This is Where I Leave You is a comedy-drama directed by Shawn Levy, featuring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Jane Fonda. The film revolves around four adult siblings who are forced to return to their childhood home after their father’s death. Under the same roof for a week, they contend with past grievances, relationship dilemmas, and the complexity of family dynamics.
