Plot
George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 5.7/10 (571 voted)
Critic's Score: 73/100
Director: Oren Moverman
Stars: Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone
Storyline
George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.
Writers: Jeffrey Caine, Oren Moverman
Cast: Richard Gere -
George
Jena Malone -
Maggie
Steve Buscemi -
Building Manager
Danielle Brooks -
Receptionist
Colman Domingo -
Mr. Oyello
Abigail Savage -
Short-Haired Woman
Ben Vereen -
Dixon
Jeremy Strong -
Jack
Yul Vazquez -
Raoul
Brian d'Arcy James -
Mark
Geraldine Hughes -
Maire
Dominic Colón -
Felix
(as Dominic Colon)
Tonye Patano -
Ms. Jackson
Miranda Bailey -
Jennifer
Lisa Datz -
Laura
Trivia:
Danielle Brooks and Abigail Savage work together on the tv show, Orange is the New Black (2013). See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 5/10
Watching Time Out of Mind requires a lot of patience. For one thing,
every time a scene becomes interesting, it abruptly cuts to another,
disallowing your attention to take a full hold. Another thing is the
voyeuristic long lens and unfiltered city noise, which are meticulous,
but only work as obstacles when you try to observe the main character
closely.
The ultimate problem is, however, this story of a homeless man tells
not much more than what you have known or imagined before. It's hard to
sympathize with Richard Gere's protagonist who is in constant denial,
and the film, for the most part, visualizes only what is already
visible, and merely scratches the surface of this troubled soul's
current state.
The later part of the film becomes noticeably engaging when it employs
some close-up shots and background music. You finally start feeling for
each character and recognize the chemistry of actors, but you cannot
help but wonder if the dramatic value of this is really worth all the
leading time.
The film's execution is thus questionable, but one thing for sure is
the sincere intention of actor-producer Gere. He wants us to take
another look at the problem we all know exists by presenting it the way
it is. It's interesting to know that, in his panhandler costume, the
lead actor still looks handsome and healthy; yet people choose to go
around and never bother to look close enough to notice a movie star. It
would have been a far more interesting film if Gere had also delved
into the minds of those people passing by, instead of just glancing
over the mind of the homeless man.
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