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After suffering a heart attack, a famous, hard-drinking actor, Atticus Smith (Oscar (R)-winner, Jeremy Irons) is forced to drive across the country to make it in time for his daughter's (Mamie Gummer, 'The Good Wife') wedding. Atticus' only hope of making the wedding lies with his estranged son, Adam (Jack Huston, Ben-Hur) who wants nothing to do with him. As the two set out on their adventure, they become closer and realize they are more alike than they thought.
14 June 1954, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
7 December 1982, London, England, UK
28 May 1983, Spokane, Washington, USA
30 May 1970, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 15, 1977 in Ruleville, Mississippi, USA
19 September 1948, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
August 30, 2018
Are all fathers and their grown sons estranged? Does every road trip movie have to be filled with quirky characters and colorful detours? Judging by An Actor Prepares and so many other movies of its ilk, the answer to all of these is yes.
August 30, 2018
Irons is clearly overjoyed to have a chance to break out of Serious Actor mode and have some fun at the expense of the master thespians he has had the chance to observe.
August 31, 2018
The characters are so off-putting that our time spent with them quickly devolves into an endurance test.
August 30, 2018
One keeps hoping director Steve Clark, who penned the script with Thomas Moffett, would plot a few unexpected turns along the way.
