Karen is in the middle of her own emotional and financial burdens. The letter, and others that follow, catch the attention of customer service rep Karen (played by Naomi Watts). So, after being informed his wife has died, Davis writes a complaint letter to the vending company.ĭavis’ letter is rather personal. The machine fails to give Davis what he wants. While waiting to hear about his wife’s condition in the hospital, Davis tries to get something from the vending machine in the hall. DEMOLITION has a nice script with another fine performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, but the protagonist gets involved in the drama of a teenage boy who thinks he might be homosexual. Content:ĭEMOLITION is a quirky, sometimes dramatic comedy about a young, successful investment banker who tragically loses his wife in a deadly car crash and literally takes apart his life to see why he stopped caring. DEMOLITION also has lots of strong foul language, brief drug use and politically correct homosexual references. However, the story loses its focus when it turns to the troubled life of the teenage son of the vending company’s customer service rep whom Davis befriends. Despite the tragic death of the wife, the movie often focuses comically on modern society’s absurdities.
Davis decides to literally take apart their life together to understand what went wrong and what he wants to do next.ĭEMOLITION is a compelling movie, with a good script and a fine performance by Jake Gylenhaal. The letter gives Davis a chance to explore his feelings about his wife and their marriage, which had become merely functional. So, after being informed his wife died, Davis writes a complaint letter to the vending company. While waiting to hear about his wife’s condition in the hospital, Davis tries to get something from a vending machine, but the machine fails to give Davis the product. DEMOLITION stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Davis, a young, successful investment banker who tragically loses his wife in a car crash.
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