The Beaver
He's here to save Walter's life.
He's here to save Walter's life.
Drama
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2011
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Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.
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Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
5 May 2011
Country:
AE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$21,000,000
Revenue:
$970,816
Awards:
2 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
It's a bummer of a movie -- dark and at cross-purposes with both itself and any image do-over [Gibson] might be seeking.
– Leah Rozen,
TheWrap,
7 Oct 2011
rotten:
Beyond the initial idea, this is kid gloves filmmaking, when what we need is a bit more of the gloves-off stuff.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
15 Jun 2011
fresh:
The acting throughout -- Foster, Lawrence, Yelchin -- is superb, and this may well be Gibson's finest performance, just as it's Foster's most balanced job of directing.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
20 May 2011
fresh:
The film is amusing, then melancholy, then weirdly funny, then not. It's a quiet, measured work.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
20 May 2011
fresh:
With The Beaver, Gibson shows that for all his personal turmoil, he still may have a career in the twilight years.
– David Germain,
Associated Press,
20 May 2011