Bridget even tells Ray point-blank in a climactic scene that the cycle of violence that began with Mickey has to stop, one way or the other. It makes sense, in a way: Mickey led Ray down a path of violence and he’s tried to keep Bridget from that life but it ended up pulling her into its grasp. And his composure rarely breaks-except for when he’s sharing space with Mickey or Bridget. He rarely speaks, but when he does his deep timbre lends weight to every word he utters. In addition to co-writing the film, Schrieber delivers a compelling performance as Donovan. Arthur Amiot ( Alan Alda) tells him during a phone conversation it turns out to be a rather prophetic statement as the fallout from Mickey’s actions have literally robbed Ray of his siblings in various ways and Bridget of her husband. And for anyone who’s followed the show since the beginning, it’s clear that the scars of the past are still in Ray’s soul. “Worse” seems to win out, as the two come to blows early in the film after the death of Ray’s sister. The flashbacks, which were a large part of Season 7, return to show how Mickey’s distance from his son and his shady lifestyle had an effect on his son, for better and worse. The biggest draw of the film is the relationship between Ray and Mickey-or rather, it’s beginning and its end. And while films that double as the grand finale for a TV series are becoming more and more commonplace-see El Camino for Breaking Bad and Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans for the Tales of Arcadia saga- Ray Donovan is a unique case as it comes on the heels of Dexter: New Blood, another project meant to give a satisfying end to a Showtime series. Thankfully, Hollander-who was the series’ showrunner at the time-and Schrieber, who served as an executive producer in addition to being the series lead, have the chance to address those loose ends in this film. Showtime shocked longtime fans of Ray Donovan when it announced the series’ cancellation back in 2020 the show had been a longtime staple of Showtime’s lineup, and its ending left a number of loose threads that needed to be tied up. Flashbacks reveal Ray’s complicated past with Mickey, and how it shaped his career as a Hollywood fixer-as well as his relationship with his brothers and daughter Bridget ( Kerris Dorsey). Picking up after the Season 7 finale, the film follows Donovan (Schrieber) as he travels back to his hometown of South Boston to kill his father Mickey ( Jon Voight). It’s based on the Showtime series created by Ann Biderman. Ray Donovan: The Movie is a Showtime Original Movie, directed by David Hollander and written by Hollander & Liev Schrieber.
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