This one changed me...

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2006)

I did not have high expectations for this movie but I really enjoyed it and actually cried at the end... And more importantly, I have thought about the movie each day since I saw it. I have 4 kids and after watching this movie, I realized that you don't need a magic remote to 'fast forward' thru your life.
We do it each day - when we put off the kids to watch t.v. or dread the family reunion because we could be doing better things... when we choose to sit at the computer instead of playing that game of monopoly or we let the kids 'do their own thing' when, in fact, we are only letting them because they are leaving us alone :) I saw this from a totally "parental" perspective and that is how I interpreted it... it was sad and I can honestly say that this movie sort of changed me a bit. Yeah, we all need peace and quiet away from kids, spouse & family but life goes by amazingly fast and before you know it, the kids are driving, old friends are retiring and parents or family members are gone forever. And all you are left with are pictures and good memories, if you are lucky, or that dull ache in your gut if you're not. Pain because of all the time you could have spent or letters you could have written or games you could have played.
It's not often you find a movie that really makes you take a closer look at your life, let alone want to change it.