I came upon this movie by accident, and it's gentle tone, and small character sketches completely charmed me. A small, but lovely story about two men who are trying to overcome loss, and the bond that grows between them. It's very small, and intimate, so it's not surprising that some people didn't really like this movie. David Krumholz is really great and moving. Ed Burns, who I don't always like, is perfect in this. His grief about his wife surrounds him in his performance. It's not heavy handed, but very subtle and gentle. An excellent movie. A lovely way to spend 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon.
Catching movies like this by accident on HBO kind of makes me mad, because, I never heard of the movie, and there is absolutely nothing about it that would warrant it not being promoted or put in theaters. Sometimes movies are a 10, but most movies are a 5 or 6, and when a movie, no matter how small, is an 8, that makes it special. They make 200 million dollar shitty movies all the time that never recoup their cost. So, why should this lovely thing not get it's chance? I bet it was made for a song, and could have made a small profit for the studio, if marketed right.
Catching movies like this by accident on HBO kind of makes me mad, because, I never heard of the movie, and there is absolutely nothing about it that would warrant it not being promoted or put in theaters. Sometimes movies are a 10, but most movies are a 5 or 6, and when a movie, no matter how small, is an 8, that makes it special. They make 200 million dollar shitty movies all the time that never recoup their cost. So, why should this lovely thing not get it's chance? I bet it was made for a song, and could have made a small profit for the studio, if marketed right.