A Real Adventure Movie - A Modern Rarity

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 2017)

I don't bother with "spoiler alerts", so if you want those seek a safe space elsewhere.
This was a beautiful movie, a love story, a parental story and one that tells many stories - some not with a sledgehammer but with a small velvet glove.
The actual story is well-told. There are some "modern" touches that are significant, even though some think they are inappropriate. They aren't. They're contextual. I purposely did not read up on the real story so I could more fully enjoy it, and I did. The family story is powerful, and more than believable so seldom is its like seen in movies like this.
It was 2.5 hours long and in no way felt like that. It was good. It was beautiful. It told a great story. Go see it, please, ON A SCREEN not on some cigarette pack-sized screen. And please note, I did not write in a spoiler, even though IMDb threatens you if you do. Thank you for reading to the end.