Peter Dinklage is one of the finest actors within this current generation of actors. He brings gravitas and personality to every single project he is involved in regardless of its quality. His turn in American Dreamer, as a bristled professor struggling to navigate the housing market, is almost enough to save the film, because Ted Melfi’s script feels written by a screenwriter who has never interacted with human beings before. In American Dreamer, Paul Dektor adapts a segment of podcast “This American Life,” which takes creative liberties by switching the gender of the protagonist in the original story told on that show.
12 years ago, economics professor Phil Loder (Peter Dinklage) lost his wife. Having been stuck in a tailspin during that time, and renting a property, he is desperate to find a house he can call his own. That is, after all, the American dream: buy a house, buy a car, and everything should fall into place. Phil only has $200,000 saved however. This isn’t enough for his own house, or any of the houses his dolt broker Dell (Matt Dillon) offers him. When a house comes available, where the purchase of a section grants that person the entire house once the infirm occupant passes away, Phil snatches the opportunity.
This review was first posted on March 5th 2024. Full review linked below.
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