There’s something gentle about “get off the lawn!” that just cuts digital technology down. About Harrigan’s phone. John Lee Hancock’s film, based on the Stephen King story, tells the story of a teenager who seems to receive calls and texts from his mysterious, recently deceased ex-employer, Mr. Harrigan.
Donald Sutherland portrays a reclusive billionaire who hires Craig (Jaeden Martell) to come to his suburban mansion in Maine to read to him after school. Craig’s father (Joe Tippett) is not a fan of Harrigan’s, but trusts his son’s morals with his compass. Whether or not it maintains true north is his one of the movie’s interesting tensions.
There’s a bittersweetness to Craig and Harrigan’s friendship and good chemistry between Reid. looks like you found it. This parable about the fascination of digital technology is based on the analog world, including hardcover literature and daily newspapers.
When Craig enters high school, he becomes the target of bullies, makes friends, and finds a champion. Actor Kirby Howell-Baptiste provides a ray of light and a warning voice as Mr. Hart, Craig’s science teacher. At the same time, the iPhone appears as a mandatory state object. In an unexpected jackpot, Craig buys one of his for an old friend of his.
Craig is upset when Harrigan dies suddenly. What happens next, for Craig, and for us, makes the movie more sobering than a distraction drama about technology with things bumping into the night, with some pertinent ethical quandaries.
Mr Harrigan’s phone
It was rated PG-13 for thematic material, strong language, violence, and brief drug exchanges. Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes. watch on netflix.