William H. Macy ¡ª long noted as one of the most respected actors of our age (for those who missed him, watch ¡°Fargo¡± for starters) ¡ª has now emerged as a filmmaker.
Macy¡¯s feature debut, ¡°Rudderless,¡± auspiciously and aptly bears the hallmarks of an indie film: It has originality, panache and a certain blase sensibility in the way it splashes humor about during extremely painful situations. Macy is taking a risk in doing that, as many in the audience may find these scenes insensitive, confusing or just plain offensive.
There¡¯s very, very little to laugh or smile about in this story. Tragedy strikes in the first 10 minutes when doting dad and successful advertising executive Sam (Billy Crudup) invites his college-student son Josh (Miles Heizer) to lunch in a bar off-campus. Josh never shows, and Sam learns from the news that his son has died in a school shooting.
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