A man's search for more than the ordinary in life

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2005)

Thoreau wrote that most men live out their lives in quiet desperation. A desperation of finding you are doing the same thing over and over again and the years are going by as you do it. This is a marvelous discussion of marriage, personal evolution, and the journey away from desperation through growth. The characters are believable, poignant, and often funny.
There is a marvelous song, "I Hope You Dance" that I give to important young women in my life but had to be reminded that the poor working stiff needs to keep dancing too...just for the joy...just for the human contact and closeness...and that if you are just learning where to put your hands and feet...you aren't dancing.
For all the metaphor regarding dancing, it is about life and relationships, and being true to yourself....and does a good job of it....and after seeing it...you just may want to learn to dance.