The Professor/Richard Says Good-bye 2018
- Director: Wayne Roberts
- Based on the book: No
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie Dewitt, Odessa Young, Danny Huston, Zoe Deutch, Devon Terrell, Ron Livingston
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Johnny Depp – more or less everything up to Murder on the Orient Express
- Rosemarie Dewitt – La La Land, Rachel Getting Married
- Danny Huston – Wonder Woman, Robin Hood, X Men Wolverine, Children of Men, The Constant Gardener, The Aviator, 21 Grams
- Zoe Deutch – Zombieland Double Tap, Beautiful Creatures
- Ron Livingston – The Fifth Wave
- Why? Johnny Depp
- Seen: 4 May 2022
Richard (Depp) is told he has advanced
lung cancer and has only a short time to live. On the same day his daughter (Young)
announces at the dinner table that she is gay which he applauds. His wife (Dewitt)
ridicules the very idea. Then his wife tells him she’s having an affair and he
laughs. He doesn’t tell them he’s dying.
He informs his English students that he is
no longer interested in teaching them so just leave and he’ll give them a C.
The few who choose to remain are given special assignments, including having
class at the local bar.
His vulgar outspokenness about sex,
drugs, alcohol, the school staff, and literature confound them, but they start
to appreciate his basic decency and integrity.
Finally. A role worthy of Depp’s acting skills.
4* of 5.
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