The Station Agent is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. It stars one of my favorite Game of Thrones actors, Peter Dinklage. This film won best Audience Drama and two other awrds at Sundance in 2003.
The Station Agent is about Fin, a midget who is quiet and reserved but with a great passion for trains. He is a man who keeps to himself due to feeling ostracized by people because of his size. Fin worked in a toy train store but after his elderly boss dies he decides to move to an old abandoned building next to a train. This building was left to him, a gift from his elderly boss that passed away. He moves believing he will have a peaceful solitude life, but that is the complete opposite of what life will be for him. He meets two people, a woman that lives alone and is trying to cope with the death of her son and a loud Latino man who is taking over his sick dad's hotdog truck outside of Fin's new home. Throughout the film we see how their relationship grows and they help each other deal with their life struggles.
This film was really good. What made this film good was the story line. Not going to lie, I cried maybe twice while watching this. It is a very heart felt film but it also has a lot of comedy in it. Its a funny film and I was definitely giggling here and there. As a filmmaker that loves seeing creative shots, this films didn't have too many of them. The only creative shots that I saw throughout the film were some shots shot from high above looking down. There were many shots that were looking down, creative and different which I enjoyed. This film was made from mostly fixed shots, where the camera stays in one spot but there is movement that stands alone in the shot. One tiny little thing that did bother me was a shot that broke continuity. I'm a continuity freak and notice every detail. There was a shot at the end that was from an earlier scene, same location and same clothing and details from the actors.
This was a fun heart felt film that I truly did enjoy. Probably wont be one of my favorite films but, I did enjoy watching it. I would say it's a fun movie to watch but maybe not a must see. But go watch it and tell me what you think :)
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