Genre: Comedy/ Drama
Runtime: 97
minutes
Year:
2016
Starring: Paul Rudd,
Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez, Megan Ferguson, Jennifer Ehle, Bobby Cannavale,
Julia Denton
Description: A man (Paul
Rudd) suffering a family loss enrolls in a class about care-giving that changes
his perspective on life.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2020 MOVIE CHALLENGE
WEEK 32: A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Review: “The
Fundamentals of Caring” is a Netflix Original film about Ben and Trevor. After a
terrible tragedy and a divorce, Ben decides to go to work as a care-giver for
the eighteen-year-old Trevor. The cheeky teenager is in a wheelchair due to muscular
dystrophy and does exactly the same thing day in day out. He has breakfast at
the same time every day with waffles and sausages, he watches the same TV show
every day and goes to the park from one to four once a week. Ben wants to get
Trevor out of his rut by going on a road trip together.
It's inevitable not to think of movies like “Intouchables”
and “Me Before You” when you start watching “The Fundamentals of Caring”. But
it wouldn’t be fair to compare them with each other. So I will not, because
this movie has a lot good things to be said about.
Despite the fact that “The Fundamentals of Caring”
deals with heavy subject matter, it never becomes a heavy film. Everything is
played out very light-hearted and funny. And it has a great balance between
serious and funny.
Paul Rudd is one of those actors you can impossibly dislike.
He is one of the most loveable actors in Hollywood and I always enjoy watching
him. He fits his role perfectly and I really loved him in this. Selena Gomez,
on the other hand, comes off as a bit annoying at times. But she is in the film
just enough to not be bothered by it completely.
The concept might not be original, because it has been
done before and it has been done better. But “The Fundamentals of Caring” is a
really strong film, that I would probably rewatch at some point. A hidden gem
on Netflix.
Rating: 4/ 5
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