Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Steve Carell | ... | Mark Hogancamp / Cap'n Hogie | |
Falk Hentschel | ... | Captain Topf / Louis | |
Matt O'Leary | ... | Lieutenant Benz / Carl | |
Nikolai Witschl | ... | Rudolph / Rudy | |
Patrick Roccas | ... | Stefan / Stevie | |
Alexander Lowe | ... | Werner / Vern | |
Eiza González | ... | Carlala (as Eiza Gonzalez) | |
Leslie Zemeckis | ... | Suzette | |
Merritt Wever | ... | Roberta | |
Gwendoline Christie | ... | Anna | |
Stefanie von Pfetten | ... | Wendy | |
Janelle Monáe | ... | GI Julie | |
Leslie Mann | ... | Nicol | |
Neil Jackson | ... | Kurt / Major Meyer | |
Samantha Hum | ... | Therapy Tech |
On April 8, 2000, aspiring artist Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) became a victim of a violent assault when five men beat him up and left him for dead. Following the attack, Mark was left with little to no memory of his previous life due to brain damage inflicted by his attackers. In a desperate attempt to regain his memories, Hogancamp constructs a miniature World War II village called Marwen in his yard to help in his recovery. Unfortunately, Mark's demons come back to haunt him when he's asked to testify against the five men that attacked him..
I don't understand why the reviews are so bad. This is an original, unique story based on real events (that isn't a remake or a superhero movie) that I wouldn't have known about were it not for this film. I also liked the animation used to tell Mark's story. Sure, some of the dialogue wasn't great and the writing could have been better, but it didn't ruin the experience for me, or the rest of my life for that matter. Anyway, don't take my word for it or anyone else's, see for yourself because movies like this are rare nowadays.