FYC: Gaby Hoffmann in "C'mon C'mon"
by Lynn Lee
Gaby Hoffmann doesn’t make it look easy. Motherhood, that is. Neither is she a drama queen about it. As down-to-earth Viv – sister to thoughtful, sad-eyed journalist Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and mother of Jesse (Woody Norman), the precocious 9-year-old Johnny looks after for a time – she just shows and tells it like it is, with an honesty, humility, and humor that’s as refreshing as it is rare to see on screen. And that, precisely, is why she’s the secret weapon of C’mon C’mon, and why she should be in the running for Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
That she isn’t even in the conversation is due as much to the nature of C’mon C’mon as Hoffmann’s performance...