Sadly, the most interesting thing about this film is that the leading man is a dwarf. I had heard a lot of positive things about it and wanted to like it, but was very disappointed. Other than the dwarf factor, I think the film falls short (no pun intended) on many levels. It's okay that the story unfolds slowly, but there were so many directions it could have taken; and yet, it goes nowhere. It revolves primarily around three characters whose lives intersect. The character development is half-baked and the characters themselves are not interesting enough to sustain the story. The dwarf (Finn) wants to be left alone -- this we find out quickly. Is that enough to make him and the movie interesting? Do we care about the other two characters? Just barely. Anything else going on? Not really. Peter Dinklage is great -- but I feel he is wasted here in what could have been a landmark role for a dwarf as leading man. At one point in the film, his character states that in spite of the fuss often made about his size, he is really a boring person; and we get the sense that he is right -- he is boring, and ultimately so is the film.
Review of The Station Agent
