Film Review – 6 Balloons

I think it’s safe to suggest that Dave Franco hasn’t been challenged much as an actor. He’s done work as the dim-wit in many comedies, but the first inkling that there may be something more to Franco than stunned, slack-jawed reactions was found in last year’s “The Disaster Artist,” and now, with “6 Balloons,” there’s hope for a capable dramatic career to come. He’s joined by co-star Abbi Jacobson and writer/director Marja-Lewis Ryan, with the trio creating a film with immense emotional weight and surprising intimacy, achieving an artful and eventful tale of obligation as it transforms into something more profound between siblings reaching their darkest hour. “6 Balloons” is wrenching stuff, but it offers points of behavioral illumination to enhance the viewing experience, and there’s Franco doing his best work to date. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com