The Fundamentals of Caring

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 24, 2016

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 131 Ratings

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BiasOct 8, 2016

Nothing groundbreaking, feel-good movie about an ornery teen in a wheelchair coming of age with Paul Judd as the driver. The only palpable tension was in worrying about when something fatal was almost going to happen. But the joke was on me.

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SpangleJun 24, 2016

The Fundamentals of Caring is a sweet and charming film that simply gets killed through its conventionality and unwillingness to be anything but predictable. The film really seems to go out of its way to be typical, which kills any chance itThe Fundamentals of Caring is a sweet and charming film that simply gets killed through its conventionality and unwillingness to be anything but predictable. The film really seems to go out of its way to be typical, which kills any chance it has at being a profound look at parenting, birth defects, and life as a whole. Paul Rudd and Craig Roberts both turn in very heartfelt and good performances in the film. It also does have some truly funny and moving sequences that make me wish the film was more daring and less risk averse. Selena Gomez's character is particularly typical and really does nothing for the film, other than reminding me a bit of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl at times for Trevor. That said, The Fundamentals of Caring is entertaining and decidedly sweet, even if typical.… Expand

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gum11Oct 3, 2016

Intouchables did it better and with fewer plot holes. Overall a pretty good film though. The carrgiver is a pretty one dimensional character whose motives are unknown..the ending was weak.

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KaptenVideoSep 2, 2017

A writer (Paul Rudd) retires after a great personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teen's (Craig Roberts) caregiver.
When the two embark on an road trip, both of their abilities to cope with the real world is put under a test. Also appearing:A writer (Paul Rudd) retires after a great personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teen's (Craig Roberts) caregiver.
When the two embark on an road trip, both of their abilities to cope with the real world is put under a test. Also appearing: Julia Denton, Jennifer Ehle, Selena Gomez et al.
There’s something enduringly endearing about Paul Rudd. He’s only an OK actor, and he does way too many bland and generic comedies… but I still find him cool and want to see most everything he shows up in.
This is actually one the better ones. It's not really good, per se... but at least one of the less bland and generic ones.
Based on a novel by Jonathan Evison, written and directed by Rob Burnett, produced as a Netflix original, it’s a bittersweet comedy about not being a **** and trying to live every once in a while.
It has a heart in right place but looking back, I’d like to criticize more than applaud the result. Writer-director Burnett has tried definitely too hard creating an authentic and hip story to really get away with it.
it would probably help if two of the three main female characters were more realistic or at least more compatible with the general tone, not as exaggerated and shallow as they are now.
Also, Burnett seems to be much better at adding the storylines than working with them, so most of the stuff brought in gets carelessly thrown overboard at some point without proper development or closure. Well, at least the central story of taking a road trip gets enough attention.
Rudd is charming as usual, but he doesn't quite have all the range needed for playing this character. He’s fine most of the time because he speaks little and acting grumpy is easy, but all in all, it's easy to notice a certain lack of depth to his acting. Wish they used somebody more diverse actor for that role.
The best thing here is Craig Roberts giving a quirky, deadpan performane as foul-mouthed disabled teen.
Roberts is probably still best known for his breakthrough role in 2010’s „Submarine“, but this is certainly a good follow-up. I kind of felt him channeling young Edward Norton and young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which is a good company to hang out in.
"Fundamentals" is quite OK but it doesn't really hold together well, if you begin to think about it. But... there's still Rudd!… Expand

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