A sweet wonderful tearjerker.

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2013)

Whether a person likes this movie or not says more about the reviewer than the movie itself. I haven't seen too many movies lately that have gotten me this emotionally involved and I enjoyed that very much. Like early reviews of the classic movie Blade Runner by Siskel and Ebert, the negative reviewers are as clueless as a fundamentalist minister reviewing Torch Song Trilogy. This movie with its accurate, sensitive and perfectly pitched performances is one of those gems that doesn't seem to come along often enough. I am an old person who has seen an enormous amount of film, who might know something about the art form and I can recommend this one highly. It reminds me of a lot of situations in life I have observed personally. The emotions and romance in the film have true resonance. It was also nice to see the Christian parents not portrayed as foolish Bible thumping maniacs. The ambiguities of each character's subjective morality was handled nicely. The only real complaint I have is the film may be a little too muted in color and a little too grainy in certain scenes. If you need a good cry or want to see something a bit more real and inspiring than Ironman 2, here is a beautiful little movie for you.