WELCOME TO MARWEN

WELCOME TO MARWEN:  This most unusual film is directed by the "Forrest Gump" director, Robert Zemeckis, and it has his whimsical stamp all over it.  And while it is tempting to call is a dark "Toy Story," it is much more than that. The absolutely brilliant Steve Carell stars as Mark Hogancamp, a bewildered man who was attacked in a hate crime that wiped out all his memories.   And with imagination as his only weapon,  he fights for recovery by building a miniature town where he can heal, survive and be a hero.  While the film bounces back and forth between reality and the imaginary world that Hogancamp has created, it is fascinating to watch but strangely unsatisfying by the end.   I'm glad I saw it because it is wonderfully done, but I left the theater feeling there was a void in the storytelling.  It simply needed more of a "kick" in the final courtroom scene when Hogancamp shares his thoughts on the assailants sentencing.  It's first-rate, technically superb movie making, but...………...