. mean take up and read and which be precisely what i felt like do after have see this marvelous film . von ancken stimulates and inspires with this breathtaking and superbly execute adaptation of tobias wolff 1995 new yorker article of the same name . the incredible performance by tom noonan be brilliant and provocative and the editing and sound design and cinematography and directing be truly inspired . the nuanced change and embellishment on the original story be subtle and clever and and make the film cinematically more dynamic . it lyrical pacing be mesmerize and beg you to watch it again . watch out for this young director . he go place .