The Great Buck Howard - Review

Starring John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks.

Pleasantly surprised is how I sum up this movie.

The movie is about a washed up "mentalist" or "magician" (Malkovich), and his manager (Colin Hanks).

Here I am searching on Netflix online for a movie to watch. I'm looking for something with substance and will make me laugh. I searched high and low reading each synopsis carefully. I put this one on the back burner while I searched. Nothing was peaking my interest. So, I settled on this one. I'm glad I did. It far exceeded my expectations.

Troy (Colin Hanks) doesn't want to continue doing what his dad wants him to do, so he ventures out on his own landing a job managing Buck Howard. I'm not going to give away anymore than that.

There are some surprises in the story. Malkovich is always great to watch. And Colin Hanks is up and coming and far exceeds his dad's ability. I just hope for Colin that being the son of Tom Hanks doesn't overshadow his quality of acting and the recognition thereof.

I highly recommended this film. It's worth the time and the money.