C'mon C'mon is a 2021 American black-and-white drama film written and directed by Mike Mills, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, and Woody Norman.
Johnny is a single, middle-aged radio journalist who is currently working on a project that entails traveling the country with his producing partners to interview children and teenagers about their lives and thoughts about the future.
Paul checks himself into a treatment center, but asks Viv if she will stay nearby until he is better, so Johnny, feeling confident, agrees to keep watching Jesse.
He apologizes for wanting to send Jesse away, and the pair get back on good terms as Johnny works and they explore the city.
In September 2019, it was announced Joaquin Phoenix had been cast in the film, which Mike Mills would direct from a screenplay he wrote, and that A24 would handle distribution.
[15] Co-star Molly Webster, who plays Roxanne, is a real-life public radio journalist and Senior Correspondent for WNYC's Radiolab.
[16] The children who appear in the interview scenes were not actors, and their authentic responses to Phoenix and Webster's questions were recorded for inclusion in the film.
[33] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94% based on 212 reviews, with an average score of 8.1/10; the site's critics consensus reads: "The sweet chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman is complemented by writer-director Mike Mills' empathetic work, helping C'mon C'mon transcend its familiar trappings.