Movie #3382 ........................."Real Pain" (Hulu)

 Movie #3382 "Real Pain" (Hulu)  Since Culkin took the Golden Globe for supporting actor for this film, I thought I would take a look see, even though it sounded like one of those buddy films --- cousins go on trip to Poland to find their grandmother's house, a tribute trip to her since she died recently.  The cousins seem like oil and water (not too original also)  --- so I was right, it is a buddy roadtrip film, but there are a few differences , one being it retraces steps through history of the Holocaust, so we see the remnants of a concentric camp, and various other places.  I also enjoyed the short time we were with the quirky colleagues on the trip -- but they weren't used as much as they could have been.  And the film is all over the place --- sometimes having very little motivation shown as it goes from one place to another.  The emotion and heart of the film was lost to me --- maybe it was just me, but just not enough there to pull me in.  I'd give it a 3.8, and like I said, the best part of the film was the places it went to in Poland.

P.S.  I was also left with the question:  Why did he win the Golden Globe?  Didn't see that great of an acting stint here.

"REAL PAIN"      hulu      1 hour and 30 mins       R      2024

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Director:  Jesse Eisenberg

Writer:  Jesse Eisenberg

Actors:  Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Olha Bosova