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Diminished Capacity

2008 · 1h 32m · Not Rated Comedy, Drama
Directed by Terry Kinney

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Overview

A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame.

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All reviews
34%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Sherwood Kiraly's slight script only makes this embarrassment of riches seem more embarrassing.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Alda's Hawkeye Pierce charm gives way to something snappish and cagey, while Broderick's fussy stiffness is perfect.

Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten

Didn't we invent film festivals so we could sequester all the star-studded 'how I spent my summer vacation' indie film projects and keep them out of our arthouses?

Noel Murray, AV Club
Rotten

The actors look as if they're having a reasonably fine time, but there's no sense of commitment here, no sense that this was a movie that absolutely, passionately had to be made.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten

A mild pleasure from one end to the other, but not much more.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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