Preview: The Beaver (2011)

Synopsis:

A toy company executive finds himself in a deep depression over the collapse of his family life, but finds comfort and redemption in a beaver hand puppet.

• Poster: D+

Review:

This poster lacks style, presence and engagement. It's just a bland, uninspiring design.

• Trailer: C

Review:

The trailer itself is fairly generic and no matter how you try to spin it, this is a movie about a man who talks to himself through a beaver hand puppet. I'm not ridiculing the psychological dissonance at work in such a mental break, but it's just a ludicrous idea.

Oscar Prospects:

Before Mel Gibson went on his family-attacking real life alcoholic rage, he might have been considered for a comeback Oscar nomination, but at this point, the film can't even seem to find a distributor or a release schedule, so it's probably not going to do much.

Release Date:

• May 6, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (December 6, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (December 19, 2010) New Release Date (changed from Coming Soon)

-Wesley Lovell (May 1, 2011) New Release Date (changed from 3/23/11)