For the third time now, Peter Strauss made me cry!!!!!! I'm sure my reputation as a rough, tough Biker, martial artist and former British Army rifleman will suffer if ever my friends read this... But this film is worth it!! As a man entering the stage of life (I'm 31, by the way) where 'settling down' is becoming more likely and I think ever more on how much I have left to save for my beloved's engagement ring, this film does seem particularly pertinent.
Some have remarked at how trite the whole deathbed reconciliation thing is and how stubbornly selfish the characters are... This is true, but only because there really are people like that in real life. I know a fair few, myself.
That's probably why I identified with the characters so closely. What makes this such a compelling story is that the characters are not 'dramatised' by 'actors' as you'd expect actors to do these days - They are portrayed almost as if this were a documentary. The acting is *that* realistic.
But yes, as another reviewer mentioned, keep a box of tissues handy.
I'm off to do something manly like choppin' some wood... Enjoy!!!
Some have remarked at how trite the whole deathbed reconciliation thing is and how stubbornly selfish the characters are... This is true, but only because there really are people like that in real life. I know a fair few, myself.
That's probably why I identified with the characters so closely. What makes this such a compelling story is that the characters are not 'dramatised' by 'actors' as you'd expect actors to do these days - They are portrayed almost as if this were a documentary. The acting is *that* realistic.
But yes, as another reviewer mentioned, keep a box of tissues handy.
I'm off to do something manly like choppin' some wood... Enjoy!!!