I don't normally do emotional movies.

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2004)

I don't normally do emotion led movies. I'm vastly more a pixar, or Naked gun, or even Tomb Raider kind of person. The likes of Big Fish are usually about my limit.
I watched this because it looked from the trailer like it would be quiet funny and because I had a feeling Bill Murray would be 100% brilliant.
I was right on one of these counts. Bill Murray is right on top of his game here. Right from the start I never doubted for half a second that he WAS Bob Harris. He makes Scarlett Johansson look almost average which is grossly unfair on her for a very good performance.
This movie is not funny. Most would even find it dull (and in parts of the middle I would consider agreeing with them) but it has become one of the few movies of this type I not only enjoyed but which actively moved me which is astoundingly difficult to do.
I'm not claiming it's perfect and fans of this type of movie may not even consider it one of the better ones but coming from the outside I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who "wouldn't normally watch something like this".