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Carry Me Home (2004)
A Great "Sunday Afternoon Movie"
"Carry Me Home" is an ideal movie for a Sunday afternoon -- a simple plot, characters with simple motivations, no foul language, no sex, laid back and serene in it's mildly quirky way. It's full of country ideals and charm, and the violin-led background music does a great job of setting place and mood.
Strong performances from Penelope Ann Miller does complex emotions so well, and David Alan Rasche is a charming but empty suitor, Ashley Rose Orr is a find as tormented Carrie. Jane Alexander is a bit wasted as a gossiping society matron.
Clearly, the penultimate performance of this film is Kevin Anderson, who's mentally-challenged Charlie somehow becomes the emotional fulcrum of the film. Charlie is not just a character of woe and pity, as is usually represented, but also one of rage and an eagerness to be loved. Anderson can do more with a facial expression than most actors can do with a page of dialogue. The last 15 minutes will generate plenty of tears, and the moments just keep on coming.
I was left feeling a bit emotionally drained when all was said and done. How rare is it to find a movie that makes you feel anything?