It was a beautiful day, and I had a million other things I needed to do, but I knew I wouldn't get another chance anytime soon...so I tossed all responsibility aside and went to the movies. I expected to go alone - Tom doesn't do movie theaters, all my friends were busy, and Kendall and Daniel weren't enthusiastic about this one. But I showed them the trailer and they changed their mind.
Since I still have those million things to do, I don't have much time for this, but I wanted to sing some praises for this movie. It has most of the qualities I love - it's original...it's entertaining...it has real characters that I cared about...flawed characters that you still like, that redeem themselves in some way...it opens a window to a world and culture I knew nothing about...it had moments that broke my heart (not that I love to have my heart broken, but I do want to have strong emotions - I want to care)...ah, I'd write more, but it would be giving the movie away. Suffice it to say, I really, really liked this movie. And judging from the applause at the end of it, in a full theater that normally shows limited run/artsy movies, everyone else liked it, too.
Here's the trailer in case, like many, you haven't even heard of it...
