English Movie Review Trainwreck - Cast & Crew

Brie Larson is an American singer and actress born in Sacramento city of California. Her parents are Heather and Sylvain Desaulniers. When she was a child, her parents got divorced and she along with her sister and mother moved to Los Angeles. Larson took her surname from her great-grandmother's maiden name. She went to the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco to study acting. She made the debut of her career in acting with 2001 television series Raising Dad, which aired on the WB channel. She also got nominated for the Young Artist Award for her performance in this series. In her teenage years, she struggled to become a singer. Her first album got released in the year 2005 that achieved moderate success and was titled Finally out of P.E. In 2004; she got to perform small roles in the movies Sleepover and 13 going on 30. She earned the praise of the audience for the comedy movie Hoot released in 2006. She was cast as supporting roles in the films Scott Pilgrim vs. The World released in 2010; Greenberg released in 2010, and 21 Jump Street released in 2012. She also got featured in the 2009-10 television series United States of Tara in which she played the role of a rebellion teenager. She became famous after the 2013 American drama film, Short Term 12.

Amy Beth Schumer was born on the Upper East Side of New York in 1981.  She has two siblings, her sister and comedy writer Kimberly and her brother and musician, Jason.  Opposite of most TV stars, Schumer grew up quite wealthy due to her father’s successful furniture company.  In 1999, Schumer graduated high school with the accolades of “Teacher’s Worst Nightmare” and “Class Clown”.  She attended college at Townson University and then continued studying at William Esper Studio.  Schumer started to become noticed when she advanced fairly far in the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.  This began her career as a Stand-Up comedian in which she appeared on various late night shows to preform her routines.  She also had roles in the NBC show 30 Rock, Adult Swim’s Delocated and HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.  Schumer had two specials for Comedy Central in 2011 and 2012.  She currently starring in a sketch show of her own creation called Inside Amy Schumer and will also be starring in her own written film in July 2015 with Bill Hader called Trainwreck.  Schumer is not married but has dated several high profile people such as Dolph Ziggler and Anthony Jeselnik.

Born in the UK to Judith Balfour and John Swinton, Katherine Matilda, popularly known as Tilda Swinton is just not an Anglo-Scottish actress but also a model and a performer. She is well-known as a fashion muse for the arthouse as well as mainstream films. Her entire family had been in different professions. Father is a Major and Lord Lieutenant in Berwickshire from the year 1989 to the year 2000. She is the only girl among the four kids. The Swinton family is a very reputed family of the city. Swinton changed three schools before completing her education.

Marisa Tomei is a Television and Film actress from America. She has acted in more than 50 movies and more than 15 Television Series, was born on 4th December 1964.The acting career of Marisa is a spanning of three decades in T.V and Movie world such as a child artist in movies, then an actress of a string of unsuccessful films, and as a successful rising actress in blockbuster movies acclaimed by many critics for her strong acting. In 1992, she became an international eye candy with her acting as a comedian in the movie “My Cousin Vinny,” which was a more successful movie than everybody’s anticipation. This 52 year American actress was born at Brooklyn in New York. Marisa’s father Gary A. Tomei was a trial lawyer and her mother Patricia Adelaide is an English teacher. Both of her parents were Italian. So the Italian pronunciation of her name is Mari: Za to’mei. The ancestors of her father were from Tuscany, Calabria, and Campania whereas the ancestors of her mother were from Tuscany and Sicily. Her brother, Adam Tomei is also an actor and co-starred with Marisa in one of her movies. Marisa and her brother have spent some of their childhood with their paternal grandparents.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Katy Mixon is an American actress, who did her schooling in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida. Moreover, she acquired her degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. First, she had to play “Calpurnia” in the Utah Shakespearean Festival’s exhibition (2001) of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caeser”, and that’s where her career in acting initiated. Then, in the year 2003, she shifted to Los Angeles, California. In the year 2005, she was featured in the interactive theater play, “American Standard”, which was displayed at the Los Angeles Edgefest.

Daniel Radcliffe is a popular English actor who rose to fame after bagging the title role in the Harry Potter films. He was born as Daniel Jacob Radcliffe on July 23, 1989 at West London, England to Alan George Radcliffe and Marcia Jeannine Gresham. His mother works as a casting agent and involved in various movies for BBC network such as Walk Away and I Stumble and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

Daniel started showing his passion for acting when he was five. At 10, he was debuted in the 1999 film, David Copperfield which was adapted from the novel of Charles Dickens, where he acted as the young David. Daniel studied at Sussex House School and City of London School. Going to school was not easy for Daniel after his film Harry Potter was released, since some of his fellow students became intimidating. His career is taking most of his time so he could not attend school regularly. Daniel continued his studies by obtaining on-set tutors. He said he is not really good at school and find it really hard to study. But he got A grades on his AS-level exams in year 2006. Later, the young actor decided to stop studying and he never attended college or any university. He said, he already knew how to act and write and it will be hard to attain the usual experience of a college life.

In year 2009, he was asked by Producer David Heyman to audition as Harry Potter for the film adaptation based on the best-selling book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. Rowling has been looking for a British actor to epitomize Harry Potter’s character. But Daniel’s parents doesn’t want him to audition since the seven films will be shot in Los Angeles. But when Director Chris Columbus saw Daniel’s video in David Copperfield, he wanted him to essay the role of Harry Potter. After 8 months and many auditions, he was selected to bag the role, but his parents turned the offer down since it involves shooting in L.A. But Warner Brothers offered Daniel two movie contract and will shoot in UK.

The ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ was released in year 2001 as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The film became a major success and he receive positive reviews. He got noticed and even got a 7-figure salary for playing the role. The film got a $974 Million ticket sales and became the 2001’s top-grossing film. A year after, Daniel did the second part of the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Once again, he received positive accolades but the critics have different opinions on the film as a whole. But the film still got a total of $878 Million earning and became the second top-grossing film in 2002, next to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In 2004, the third part of the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban acquired the highest critical acclaim and earn $795.6 Million internationally. But the film ranks the lowest at the box office among all the series. In 2005, the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sets record on its opening weekend. It grossed $896 Million internationally and became the second highest grossing among all the Harry Potter films. In 2007, Daniel did the fifth part, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which portrays his return to Hogwarts. The film received positive responses from the critics and press. He got nominated for his performance and received the Best Male Performance at the National Movie Award in year 2008. Daniel along with his co-star, Grint and Watson had their hands, wands and feet imprint in Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. In year 2009, the series continued and the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been released. The film grossed $933 Million ticket sales and received positive reviews among the film critics. He received nominations at the MTV Movie Awards 2010. The final book was divided into two parts which was filmed back to back and lasted for one year and halted in June 2010. On the last shooting day, Daniel openly sobbed. The ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)’ was released in November, earning about $950-Million. The ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)’ was internationally released in Australia on July 2011. The film was also considered as the biggest midnight release, grand opening on its first day and weekend. It was also the 4th top grossing film of all time, grossing a total of $1.3 Billion around the world.

The young actor stated that he would never be able to pull him out of the character and that he is very proud to be part of the film. However, despite his affirmative feelings towards the films, Daniel is not interested in doing another Harry Potter movies and stated that 10 years is quite a long time to spend playing a single character role.

He made his debut through the 2001 film, The Tailor of Panama which was adapted on the novel by John le Carre’ in 1996. The film was commercially successful. After a year, he did his stage debut through the comedy play, The Play What I Wrote, under the direction of Kenneth Branagh. He was also seen in the lead role as Maps in the drama film, December Boys in 2007. In the same year, Daniel along with Carey Mulligan and David Haig was starred in television drama show, My Boy Jack which was aired on ITV network for the Remembrance Day. Many critics praised Daniel’s performance in the show. When he reaches the age of 17, he acted in a lead role onstage; he did the play, Equus by the English screenwriter, Peter Shaffer. The film had an advanced sales of £1.7 Million and the actor appeared on nude scene. His performance was highly accredited and critics were captivated by the shade and power of his character in the play.

Daniel is also the voice behind a character in an episode of the animated sitcom, The Simpsons in 2010. He also acted in the revival of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ in the Broadway, as J. Pierrepont Finch in year 2011. He won the Drama Desk Awards and he was nominated in the Drama League Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. He left the show in January 2012. Daniel also bagged the role of Arthur Kipps, a lawyer in the British horror film, The Woman In Black; a film that is based on Susan Hill’s novel in 1983. Later, he was seen in the biographical drama film, Kill Your Darlings. He also did the Irish-Canadian film, The F Word and the American-Canadian fantasy thriller film, Horns. 

Daniel suffered a mild form of developmental coordination disorder in real-life. He sometimes have trouble in doing simple things like writing. He dated his co-star, Erin Darke of Kill Your Darlings in 2012.

Barkhad Abdi, born on April 10^th,1985, is a Somalian-American actor and director. He was born in Banadir, Mogadishu, Somalia. When he was six years old, the Civil War broke out, and so along with his family he moved to Yemen. His father took up teaching there for his livelihood. The family, later on, re shifted to Minnesota. He attended the Minnesota University there. According to Abdi, it was hard making friends as he had to learn a new language. Before entering into the film industry, he sold mobile phones and worked as a driver for his livelihood.

One of the superstars of World Wrestling and became a blockbuster movie magnate. Born as John Felix Anthony Cena on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts. A widely known wrestler, talented actor and rapper. He made his first debut and blockbuster film for  the movie “The Marine” a story of a former marine that thieves kidnapped his wife and he will have to hunt them down to retrieve his love one. He made another blockbuster hit “12 Rounds” as Danny Fisher where he have to complete twelve tasks to retrieve her kidnapped girlfriend by his archenemy of his past. He also starred as Mike Chetley for the movie “Legendary” a story of a bookworm boy that joins school wrestling team to reunite his family after the death of his father who is a wrestling legend a decade ago.

Judd Apatow is an actor, producer, comedian and director from the American film industry. He was born on December 6th, 1987 in Flushing, a part of Queens and brought up in New York. His father, Maury Apatow worked as a real estate manager while his mother, Tamara worked as a record label manager. His family was of Jewish ancestry. When Apatow was twelve years of age, his parents got divorced. He then lived with his maternal grandparents and visited his mother only on weekends. His mother worked for a comedy club, and it was here that Judd got his first chance to perform as a comedian.

Born in Wyckoff, New Jersey, Ezra Miller is an American actor, singer, and model, who is best recalled for his role in the movie, “Perks of Being a Wallflower” as Patrick, a homosexual high school going teenager, opposite Logan Lerman and Emma Watson. At the age of six, he started to get trained as an opera singer, but only because he wanted to fix the speech impairment he possessed. He has been a part of the Metropolitan Opera, and also performed in the premiere of the opera, “White Raven”. He withdrew from the education aspect of his life after the release of the movie, “Afterschool”, which was sort of an inaugurating ceremony to his acting career. After the first movie, other movies in which he has featured are, “City Island”, “Beware the Gonzo”, “Every Day”.

Ajay Mehta is an Indian Theatre Artist, Voice Over Artist, Actor, and Producer. He works in the English Film and Television Industry. Ajay was born in New Delhi, India.