Saturday, June 18, 2011

The trailer of this film attracts me so much, specially the premise and the cast. For some reason I decide to give a shot to this movie, without reading critics review.

In the tradition of films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adam, Science of Sleep. This movie focus in three main elements of a Dramedy ( Romance-Comedy) The revelation of of a father being gay, the death and the begging of a new life after meet a true and unique love.  Ewan McGregor plays Oliver a sad cartoonist who witness the the death of his father play by Christopher Plummer, also he discover the truth of his father sexual preference and last the discovery of life, after falling in love of Anna play by the french actress M. Laurent.

The film is beautiful and very romantic, magical and fill with outstanding moments of pure emotion and laugh. All the cast is amazing, even Mary Page Keller who plays McGregor's mom when he was young. The connection and chemistry between all the actors is great, but who really steal the show is Arthur the dog owned by Plummer after he dies in the film and then McGregors character has to take care of him, this dog actor is Cosmo. The film gives you a great point of view of life in certain times of the US but using meaningfulness such as stars, the president, a kiss, beautiful.

Great soundtrack compilation.

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