Demolition Page #2

Synopsis: Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father-in-law, Phil (Chris Cooper), to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis' letters catch the attention of customer service rep, Karen (Naomi Watts), and, amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son Chris (Judah Lewis), Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jean-Marc Vallée
Production: Fox Searchlight
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
R
Year:
2015
101 min
$1,656,098
Website
4,782 Views


Sincerely, Davis c. Mitchell.

You okay?

Morning.

Morning, Amy. Is that me?

Yeah... that's it.

Great. Put this in

the outgoing mail?

It's important.

I, um...

I didn't think you

were coming in today,

they said you weren't...

I am so sorry, Davis.

Thank you, Amy.

When you get a minute,

can I get the revenue numbers

on alderman international?

And can you push

my lunch with Bob rice?

I got a lot of

catching up to do.

Yeah...

I handed you people

a billion dollars' worth

of committed capital

and all you can give me

is 150 million dollars'

worth of companies to buy.

Doesn't anyone like to shop?

Should I call my mother?

Phil.

They called the house.

Told me you were up here.

They did? Okay.

I talked to Clayton brown

this morning.

And I think I talked him

off the ledge on that thing.

Look, why don't we

go grab a drink?

I'm buried, Phil.

Two weeks out from lightyear,

and I gotta get

some momentum going.

Davis, let's grab a drink.

You know, the cocktails run

about 18 bucks a pop here.

I don't get it.

We haven't really talked, Davis.

Not since... everything.

I loved Julia.

So much.

It's a father's love.

A man loses his wife,

he's a widower.

A child loses a parent,

they're an orphan.

But losing a child...

There's no word for this.

And there shouldn't be.

But you...

You and I have to continue on.

I want you to know

you've been a value to me,

and not just in business,

but in my life.

And, uh...

You keep your emotions

close to the vest,

that's good, that's strong.

I do the same.

It's the atmosphere.

What?

That's why the drinks

are so expensive.

You're paying

for the atmosphere.

It just occurred to me.

Davis, listen,

there's some other business

that needs looking after.

It's the insurance policy.

I'd like to take her money

and start a foundation

in Julia's name.

Foundation...

A merit-based scholarship

awarded annually

to one student

who's most deserving.

How much are we talking about?

About 2.6.

Steven's gonna get

the ball rolling.

This'll be her legacy.

Legacy...

Dear champion vending company.

This is Davis Mitchell. Again.

There have been some

recent developments

in my claim for reimbursement,

and I'd like to represent myself

as accurately as possible.

Dinner's ready, son.

First,

there was a strange package

blocking my garage.

Mom?

I think it's

a cappuccino machine.

I didn't order

a cappuccino machine.

It was in Julia's name.

Then, my dad was

fertilizing the lawn

at 7:
00 in the morning.

Dad! What are you doing?

It's the season, Davis.

You should do this.

You need to.

Get the soil ready.

I have someone for that.

Do they know about gypsy moths?

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