Waiting for a train

The Station Agent (2003)

Written and directed by Thomas McCarthy this film stars Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Williams. A lonely man with dwarfism inherits a disused train depot and begrudgingly becomes friends with similarly lonely locals.

Despite not being very long this is a sedate and subtle film that is a really interesting exploration of three lonely people. Silence is really used to the maximum in this film and it works very well, something you rarely see used elsewhere. While the film may have been shot on a small budget it rarely shows and this is a solidly made film.

4/5