Spring Forward (Widescreen Edition)
This gentle story of friendship follows two city groundskeepers in a small  town: a young ex-con named Paul (Liev Schreiber,The Daytrippers,A Walk on the Moon) with aspirations of holistic healing, and an  old hand named Harold (Ned Beatty,Deliverance,Hear My  Song) who's grappling with the illness of his son. There's no plot to  speak of, just the slow rhythms of a developing friendship, captured with  grace and nuance. In the wrong hands,Spring Forwardcould have  been unbearably precious; but Beatty and Schreiber are both superb, giving  their characters a wholeness that few movies take the time to allow. The  supporting cast--including Campbell Scott (Big Night), Peri Gilpin  (the TV seriesFrasier), and Ian Hart (Backbeat,The End  of the Affair)--create deft character portraits that flesh out Paul  and Harold's world. It's a sweet movie that deserves to find an audience.--Bret Fetzer