"Her authenticity and the emotional bandwidth that this kid brought was astonishing,"
"And a good producer, too. Like, in finding talents here and there and send them to where they all fit,"
"In a society that is buzzing with activity, it's possible to be very lonesome and find yourself with solitude. And so, a place like Rental Family Agency does exist where there can be stand-ins, a sort of surrogacy of whichever real family relation you need to just show up for somebody and look them in the eyes and, as she says, let them know you exist. It's so meaningful,"
"Every choice is made specifically, and they all pay off...They're set up like a good volleyball spike, you know, boom, smack!" "She knows exactly what she's doing. She knows how to deliver the emotional satisfaction that every audience is craving."
Rental Family follows an actor in Japan who is hired by a rental agency to play various surrogate family roles for clients. The agency supplies stand-ins to provide presence, acknowledgement, and emotional support for people experiencing solitude in a busy society. Brendan Fraser leads the cast and praises newcomer Shannon Gorman for her authenticity and emotional range. Takehiro Hira plays the agency boss and acts as a producer in assembling talent. The film begins lightly but moves into deeper emotional territory, guided by director Hikari’s precise choices and deliberate emotional payoffs. Rental Family is in theaters now.
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