Of course things have always been somewhat grim for the character.
Still, Martin usually plays Charles missteps as a source of comedy.
You saw Martins hurt.
And it was, although not in the way he necessarily planned for.
Like so many contemporary musicals of its era,Penniesfailed to find an audience.
Because in his mind, Arthur is leading one glorious MGM technicolor musical.
Being denied a bank loan in-person transforms in his mind into an elaborate tap dancing number.
Looking back at it 40 years later in Morgan Nevilles superbSTEVE!
The movie has a great concept, lip-synching old songs.
I loved it, and I thought it was a huge hit… and it flopped.
They are a reaction, in part, to Martins attempt to do a dramatic role being rejected.
I recognized the irony, just sitting there, You dont want to be me fella.
The gloominess of its disposition is so overwhelming that it drowns out the films various flights of fancy.
That same melancholy appears time and again in the work he personally penned.
Its funny, but its never entirely fun for the characters.
For Martin the artist, though, it might just be the pot at the end of the rainbow.
