We just caught Foxcatcher at Regal Edgmont Square 10, which was just a mile or so from where all the action happened.
Steve Carell nails John du Pont. He deserves an Oscar.
Was the movie entertaining? Well, it was like spending 134 minutes with John du Pont.
That would be a no.
Thanks for 134 minutes of misery, Mr. Carell.
You should be investigated by the Senate Democrats.
Some observations, Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is told on his initial helicopter ride to Foxcatcher that du Pont would have been piloting himself had he not been providing tactical assistance to the “Newtown Square” Police Department. That should have been Newtown Police Department as Newtown Square is the postal address not municipal name. When police are shown, however, the shoulder patches are correct as are the names on the cars which even have the color scheme we remember.
Yes, du Pont did at times provide aerial assistance to the Newtown Police.
The mansion used was in Leesburg, Va. as the actual site was torn down in 2013. You would not see the background hills in Newtown Square.
We don’t remember as much snow on the ground when the Jan. 26, 1996 shooting of Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) happened. Ruffalo was also very good, by the way.
There was no mention of the Villanova University controversy or the sexual harassment suits by the wrestlers, nor was there of his short, unhappy marriage to Gale Wenk
There is one scene where John’s mother, Jean Liseter Austin du Pont (Vanessa Redgrave) is pushing du Pont to give away his toy trains. He never did. Below is a shot of his train set from his Nov. 26, 2011 estate sale. For what it’s worth, yesterday, Dec. 9, was the fourth anniversary of his death.
