I have been wanting to see this movie since Christmas. You know how I love films that are based on true stories...well, I loved this one, too. Matt Damon is Benjamin Mee, the widowed dad of two kids who are struggling to make sense of their lives after the mom passes away. Benjamin is especially having trouble with his 14 year old son Dylan who is acting out in many different ways to get his dad's attention. He is avoiding dealing with his own grief so he can't bear to deal with his son's. His solution is a brand new start in a brand new house. He finds the perfect house that just happens to be connected to a zoo. His 6 year old daughter Rosie falls in love with the animals so he decides that they could all be happy there...it's pretty predictable what happens next, but I didn't mind that at all. It is a very sentimental story, but there are some fairly funny scenes in it as well. I do like the older more mature Matt Damon. Scarlett Johanssen was inconsequential here, but the shining star for me was Miss Maggie Elizabeth Jones who played the daughter, Rosie. She was just precious!
Bottom line: Good movie - go see it, but take some tissues!
Ms. Meryl Streep...how do I love thee...let me count the ways...Out of Africa...Postcards from the Edge....The Bridges of Madison County...Marvin's Room...The Prairie Home Companion...The Devil Wears Prada...Mama Mia!...Julie & Julia...and now, The Iron Lady. She has been in many other films, but these are some of my favorites. It is amazing how completely she becomes the character she is playing - more so than any other actress I know. That's why she is my favorite.
Watching this film was like having a history lesson, but taught in the most interesting way. The story is told through a series of flashbacks as the aging Margaret Thatcher deals with hallucinations of her dead husband. It's never said that she suffers from Alzheimer's Disease, but it is obvious that she is dealing with some form of dementia. Very sad.
It is no surprise that Ms. Meryl has won the Golden Globe for Best Actress this year. I expect that she will also get a Screen Actor's Guild award and the Oscar. We shall see. Until then, you should definitely go see this movie!
Finally, we saw Moneyball last weekend as well. I am not a big fan of baseball (sorry, Deb), but I do LOVE baseball movies. Well, I love baseball movies that show some baseball. This movie was about the behind the scenes politics and money deals that go along with professional sports. It was interesting because it was about the Oakland A's specifically (my house is just 10 minutes away from the Oakland Coliseum).
Brad Pitt was fine in this movie and general it was ok. I didn't love it but as I said before - it was interesting. I'm glad that we didn't run out to see it when it was in the theater - we watched it on pay-per-view.
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Meryl Streep is nothing short of amazing, for all the reasons you gave.
I think I would like to see MONEYBALL, as I have followed the A's for many years.
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