Plagued by his own demons, and suffering a mid-life crisis of epic proportions Walter Black, once a successful toy executive and loving family man, now suffers from chronic depression....which leads us onto the ‘Beaver’ of the title, a hand puppet Walter adopts as his only voice to the outside world. A thoughtful, at times funny, though increasingly dark observation of mental illness, and casting Gibson in the lead....inspired. Congratulations: Your vote has been cast