The Beaver

It’s an interesting and courageous drama, helmed by ballsy Jodie Foster, who, throughout her career, has never shied away from the weird or unsavory. Despite the title, the casting of Mel Gibson and the ridiculous premise, the Beaver is not a comedy. It’s a serious portrait of a psychologically damaged person and the collateral damage to his family. Besides the alcoholism, you will not find too many other parallels between Mel Gibson and the forlorn father he plays. But his personal life and struggles with alcohol are all the more tragic knowing that, behind it all, there’s a pretty decent actor.