Campbell Scott's Final is a semi science fiction story about a man who is cryogenically frozen in 1999, due to medical reasons, and is revived twenty-eight years later inside of a psychiatric ward in a hospital. The man Bill, played by Denis Leary, is a little delusional, but he has no misconceptions about what his fate could be via his doctor, played by Hope Davis.
As a psychological/character study of a man's past and mental state, Leary shows off his acting chops- his character is a bit deluded, yes, but he is never unbelievably so. This is the part of the picture that Scott gets right, and if he focused on this squarely (and not included a quasi Austin Powers plot-line) it would be a great film. There's something endlessly intriguing about Bill's story, and about the doctor who treats him. Too bad it wanders sometimes, like the lead character itself. Worth a look, mainly for the fans of the lead, but also for those looking for a different sort of independent/sci-fi experience where the world isn't that far ahead in less than thirty years. B+
As a psychological/character study of a man's past and mental state, Leary shows off his acting chops- his character is a bit deluded, yes, but he is never unbelievably so. This is the part of the picture that Scott gets right, and if he focused on this squarely (and not included a quasi Austin Powers plot-line) it would be a great film. There's something endlessly intriguing about Bill's story, and about the doctor who treats him. Too bad it wanders sometimes, like the lead character itself. Worth a look, mainly for the fans of the lead, but also for those looking for a different sort of independent/sci-fi experience where the world isn't that far ahead in less than thirty years. B+