I love Mark Ruffalo. He is sweet, unpretentious, and a regular guy even though he is a well-known Hollywood star.

Much the same can be said of the role he plays in the movie, Infinitely Polar Bear: “Cam Stuart (the infinitely warm Mark Ruffalo), is an endearingly down-and-out eccentric with manic depression”* who comes from a wealthy, blue-blooded Bostonian family.

I was eager to see this movie for several reasons: I like Mark Ruffalo. I have a particular interest in the portrayal of depression and bipolar disorder in the media. It is a true story written and directed by Maya Forbes based on her own life story, and I knew I would write about it no matter which direction it took. I was fearful that the Hollywood depiction of Cam Stuart as a single father raising two young daughters under difficult financial circumstances while living with depression and bipolar disorder would make my blood boil.

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