Product Details

• Actors: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale
• Directors: Terry Kinney
• Producers: Diminished Capacity
• Format: Import, PAL
• Region: Region 4 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: 21st Century Pictures
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002OD2GLC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,512 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: How much is a good memory worth? That's the question that faces newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) after a debilitating concussion takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail. Looking for answers, he travels home to Missouri where his now senile Uncle Rollie (Alan Alda) is on the verge of losing his home. When a valuable baseball card is thrown into the mix, these two men along with a motley group of hometown friends, including Cooper's high school sweetheart, Charlotte (Virginia Madsen), head to a memorabilia expo to make the deal of a century, diving headfirst into a snakepit of slick salesmen, crooked dealers, and rabid fans revealing that there are some things in life that you can't put a price on. Diminished Capacity also stars Dylan Baker, Louis C.K. and Bobby Cannavale in hilarious supporting roles. ...Diminished Capacity

Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved Diminished Capacity, October 11, 2009

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Carolyn Knight "Happy Bus Driver" (Horicon, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diminished Capacity : Widescreen Edition (DVD)

Hi! I'm glad I bought this video. I usually get them out of the library, and I belong to 2 different regional libraries, but neither one had this. I'm brain-injured and I could really relate to and understand from personal experience the issues Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick had. As for buying it from Amazon, I feel that I got it at a VERY reasonable price and it was as stated--LIKE NEW.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Corny, light, Alda carries it, May 22, 2009

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Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diminished Capacity (DVD)

Got this for the store as I am a big fan of Alda, and at least in that category it did not disappoint.

A story of dysfunction, memory loss, Alzheimer's and a priceless baseball card. Really, the only description worth the time is the story between Alda and Broderick's characters as uncle and nephew. Both have memory loss issues for different reasons, and they try to muddle through a couple unplanned days together. The centerpiece of their new found time is deciding what to do with their lives and a million dollar baseball card.

All of the performances are painful except for Alda. He alone gives this corny film three stars. I played it in the store which both helped and hurt, as any scene where dumb people are doing dumb things it looks like a slapstick comedy, but when Alda gives those looks of pain and forgetfulness - it seems like a masterpiece. No special features, would be rated R for the tons of "F" bombs and other language.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful heart-warming story, January 30, 2010

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Joy "willing servant" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Diminished Capacity (DVD)

I enjoyed the interactions of characters in this story; very down to earth. Funny and awkward situations regarding a family member with dementia. I'd recommend this movie for family viewing.