The Parts You Lose

Aaron Paul alone is the only reason why I gave any stars. Guy is an amazing actor in almost every role he does. Sadly I would not recommend this movie even as quick flick on a rainy day. Movie drags along at a snails pace and just never seems to pick up traction at all. The premise itself isnt bad to me, it was the execution of it. Just thought they could done better job going in depth on somethings. Also this movie is listed as an action on almost everything and I'm not understanding as to why theres zero action and I mean zero, this is a straight up drama movie.

The movie, while slow, had some very touching elements to it and had some thrilling sequences. The lead boy carries a big part of the movie and did a great job! Aaron Paul also played his role very well. It was a touching and heartbreaking story that was a surprise for me

"The Parts You Lose" is a thoughtful, atmospheric film set in the bleak clime of South Dakota. In a landscape that often reveals the wasteland, a young boy with a hearing and speech disability bonds with criminal on the run. But the "bad guy" turns out to be the kind of father for which the boy yearns. The film aesthetics were superb in capturing the winter scenes in the tiny community of Richfield. From the outset, it was clear that young Wesley has a loving mother, but his father was distant, uncaring, and even abusive. Even in his special education classes, Wesley suffers from the classroom bully. The kid literally has nowhere to go for genuine support. Wesley obviously takes after his compassionate mother, as he drags a large adult male with a gunshot wound into the family barn. There, the story unfolds of the mentoring of the adult male and a youngster starved for human contact. On the one hand, Wesley learns about the mechanics of playing checkers. But he also learns about what it means to win and to lose. The film's title pertains to finger lost by the criminal. He claims that a tiger bit off the finger. But the take-home message for Wesley is that the experience motivated the criminal to learn how to hunt and to survive. The filmmakers were successful in developing a set of multi-dimensional characters. Just as Wesley's father was not a cardboard cutout villain, so the criminal was not an angel. The film unfolded in a way that life unfolds with an ebb-and-flow in the character interactions. But, at heart, the film incisively portrays the relationships of fathers and sons. The criminal got a raw deal from his own father, who burned down the family home to collect on the insurance. He recognizes that Wesley is on a similar curve as his own childhood due to the erratic dad. The film demonstrates the power of compassion from the perspective a deeply flawed man, who recognized at some level that he had something meaningful to offer a little boy.

What an incredible acting job by Aaron Paul and this young boy Danny Murphy! The writing was really brilliant A Great Expectations with a big twist! Aaron Paul is Oscar worthy in this role as his many roles show he is an awesome actor! Danny Murphy is brilliant playing this role he emotes does well with just his eyes! Loved this movie 🍿 Get some popcorn and enjoy the afternoon watching this!

This movie is neither good neither bad. Can't be rated or compared. For example it lacks most things we expect to see in a movie like action, surprise, inspiration, curiosity. No any lesson to absorb or learn. Nothing exceptional to see. But it is real. Shows us how it is possible to have good relationship with person recognized as bad (fugitive) by society, and bad relationship with person recognized as acceptable or good (father or schoolmate) by society. This movie just shows us what we sooner or later may experience or notice in life, and shows various aspects and factors that may affect us, including emotions, poverty, and health. It was a bit boring to only watch one location or kid who does not talk or hear well, but at least it is very realistic, so no reason to complain. The emotional reactions and attachments look very real too.

Danny Murphy portrays Wesley here, a lonely, hearing-impaired, and bullied 10-year-old boy who bonds with a wounded fugitive (Aaron Paul) after Wesley finds him in the snows of North Dakota. Wesley offers the fugitive shelter and food while he recovers and in return receives much need life's lessons. The pacing here is extremely slow and some of the plot elements are nonsensical, like how can Wesley's mother (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) have seemingly no clue that her son is gone for long periods of time. Although the acting is solid, with Winstead being one of my favorite actresses, the lack of energy in the film hampered it greatly, in my opinion. Overall, although I was interested enough to stay with the movie to see how it would eventually turn out, it just became too much of a slog.

Perhaps poor genre classification is the only place this movie went wrong, because there is no action, and no thrills, and once you set your expectations towards this being a coming of age drama, then you will not be disappointed. Rather like Jeremy Renner's performance in Wind River, this was a movie that transformed my opinion of Aaron Paul, from capable supporting actor, to talented leading man. The performance from both him and Danny Murphy are superb and completely engaging. I'm shocked that as I write this, the movie scores 5.7 on IMDB, and am convinced that this is because it was sold as something it isn't, an action thriller. If you expect that, then yes, you'll be disappointed. If you want to watch a beautifully crafted, absorbing and thought provoking movie, then you won't be disappointed. I actually had no preconceptions when I saw it, and I loved it, from beginning to end.

In today's movie watching world it seems crap is winning. When a very good drama such as this one comes along it somehow has a low rating with a bunch of action-hooked clones citing it long and boring. The boy is superb, his face perfectly cast with expressions that captivate and yet are definitely not over acting. The rest of the cast is excellent. Although this theme may have been already explored this movie is not tired or cliche, that being partly because the acting is spot on and the script good and the cinematography superb. If you feel like a movie that deals with human beings and not cyborgs or hyped brain-noise, this is worth the watch.

A new Aaron Paul movie 2 days before the release of "El Camino" helps the anticipation a little bit - without a shadow of a doubt he proves again that he's a great actor. This time, a great actor in an otherwise decent and potentially (depends on the viewer) emotional drama. I can't help but feel like the story of "The Parts You Lose" feels very, very familiar, all the plot points and themes have been explored before, probably more than tens of times. However, it doesn't make the movie any less enjoyable. Not only Aaron Paul, but the whole cast commits to their characters, strong performances all around. It was nice to to encounter Mary Elizabeth Winstead again whom I hadn't seen since 2016's "Cloverfield Lane 10". I think it'd be fair to call the movie a character study, although maybe not the deepest or most original one. The themes of abuse & bullying are explored, and the movie has an equal amount of bitter and sweet moments. I can't deny that "The Parts You Lose" managed to move me, there were those glimpses. The main character we follow is a boy with impaired hearing, speech, low self-worth and troubling life, and he befriends a criminal, portrayed by Aaron Paul. Of course there's going to be strong emotions involved. On a side note, I'm a little confused about the fact that the movie has the genres action and thriller listed for it here it's not really an action movie & it's a drama way before it's a thriller. "The Parts You Lose" is not an essential viewing expierence, not inovative either, but it is well made in every aspect of filmmaking & has a little bit of that "Fargo" feel. Slightly. Probably partially thanks to the wintery and rural setting... If you like Aaron Paul or enjoy stories like the one this movie offers - go for it. My rating: 6/10.

As someone said, it is VERY slow moving. But it's such a good story that it is a MUST SEE! The boy hardly speaks during the film, yet he conveys such emotion with his expressions. Deaf in real life, young Danny Murphy needs the help of his parents and teachers. Then he bonds with a fugitive who needs HIM for food, medical care, and his trust. The way the criminal gets him to stand up to a school bully is priceless. The boy hardly gets along with his distant father, yet develops a deep feeling of love for the violent man on the run. The ending might make you cry, as I did. Highly recommended for movie fans who aren't expecting a lot of action.