Review of The Station Agent

The Station Agent is simplistic and honest - it's supposedly a comedy, but it's more of a drama with comedic elements. It's a character movie, with people who are trying to hash out living ordinary lives and problems. In the center of the movie the camera follows the life and move of a dwarf named Fin. The filmmakers are interested in the social contexts that this presents as he moves. This gets played up in several scenes, but the themes of the movie are loneliness and friendship. I enjoyed especially the first 3/4 of the movie as the quirky friendship sort of mixes together oddly between the 3 leads - until the movie tries to intensify a conflict and resolution. That sort of shifted the tone a little harshly/forcibly. Nonetheless it's a good movie with some funny scenes, honest dialogue, and nice dynamics between characters. Worth a watch if you don't mind the slow pace. I didn't mind it.