#49. Win Win – Tom McCarthy
If Fox Searchlight execs still have enough energy left in the tank after a busy end of 2010, then they might begin the year with a bang, and put Tom McCarthy’s second film into early circulation. Ideally, if Win Win is eventually pegged with an eventual spring release, then a showing at Sundance would help with early buzz. Sundance was the second stop for McCarthy’s intro to filmmaking with The Visitor, and with a cast comprised of Melanie Lynskey, Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan and Jeffrey Tambor, this smells like a dramedy fit for the snowy Park City backdrop.
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy’s mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything. If included, look for this to be part of the Premieres category.
* Producers: Lisa Maria Falcone, Michael London and Mary Jane Skalski (Mysterious Skin)
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