Basically, this is a character study of 3 individuals as their lives intersect. Such an interesting premise - a solitary man, isolated by his pain at the world's cruelty about his dwarfism, inherits a small train station, and his life unfolds in this new place with new people.
I was waiting for the magic I've heard about, and while Dinklage is wonderful in this role, I couldn't find the character development. The dramatic plot points seemed a bit contrived, and the quirkiness of the characters almost too evident. I would have preferred more subtle character development that really goes somewhere to the quirkiness that seems to nervously spill out from everyone.
It was a sweet little film, but I couldn't find the thread that connects these individuals in a meaningful way.
I was waiting for the magic I've heard about, and while Dinklage is wonderful in this role, I couldn't find the character development. The dramatic plot points seemed a bit contrived, and the quirkiness of the characters almost too evident. I would have preferred more subtle character development that really goes somewhere to the quirkiness that seems to nervously spill out from everyone.
It was a sweet little film, but I couldn't find the thread that connects these individuals in a meaningful way.