Review of A Place to Be Loved

Found this a few years ago on a very cheap DVD in the UK and wasn't disappointed ! I have watched it over and over again. Richard Crenna is a very handsome actor and always plays his parts with great care and great professionalism. He has the perfect balance in his attitudes when trying to negociate the adoption of Sean. With his wife and other kids, he is the perfect Dad and husband. The film is very well done with the usual ups and downs of family life and I found the acting of the little boy Sean just spot on, not overdoing it but showing just enough emotion towards his new parents to keep the spectator hoping throughout the whole film that things would turn out right. The various courtroom scenes and of course the final one are brilliantly done. The child's adaptation to his new surroundings, to his new brothers and sisters is very emotional and I confess to having had watery eyes on several occasions. To return to Richard Crenna, I was very sad to discover on IMDb that he had died a few years back. I do not know all of his films but every time I saw him I was most impressed by his person. I think this film will appeal to all those who are sentimental and who love children. Definitely to be recommended for repeated viewings.