Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Matt Roush says...

“Some people would view the news of my disease as an ending. But I was starting to sense that it was really a beginning.” This is Michael J. Fox talking about the Parkinson’s disease, diagnosed when he was just 30 years old, that turned him from award-winning actor to an activist. Still, from filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, is a disarmingly personal, frank, and engaging documentary portrait, showing Fox in physical therapy, trying to ward off the inevitable falls and injuries that are associated with the disease (“Gravity is real, even if you’re only falling from my height,” he jokes). He also reflects on his career and Back to the Future-fueled superstardom: “You think it’s made of brick and rock, but it’s not, it’s made out of paper and feathers. It’s an illusion.” Be comparison, Parkinson’s, and the love and support of wife Tracy Pollan and their family, couldn’t be more real.

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