Before the attack on Pearl Harbour, after which her family was forced out of their home and incarcerated in an internment camp, she was his first and only love. Hicks's use of flashbacks is ingenious. He slides them through with kaleidoscopic skill, so that a moment's memory touches the consciousness, without bruising it, leaving a clear and clean impression. The performances are uniformly excellent, with Von Sydow especially memorable. Although Hawke has the role of narrator, Ishmael's character is more observant than proactive.
Emotions just float away.
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