Movie Rec: _Dear Frankie_

I just watched the movie Dear Frankie, and I positively adore it. It stars Gerard Butler (also known as my mom's boyfriend), Emily Mortimer, and Jack McElhone as Frankie. Summary from IMDB: "After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him."

If I had to use one word to describe this movie, I would say it's v. touching. I just love the story, and the actors are all really good. All of them convey so many emotions and thoughts with just their facial expressions.

I wish little movies would get recognized more, instead of the dime-a-dozen "blockbusters."

Like I mentioned before, the plot and acting is amazing, but it also doesn't hurt that Butler is (and I almost don't want to mention it because it could seem to cheapen my love of the movie) one sexy bastard. Whew.

The only quibble I have with the movie, and it's a small one, is that some of the songs in the movie seem inappropriate for the scenes they're used in. I think soundtrack is important, but two songs in this movie, in particular, seemed to intrude on the scene, not quite throwing me out of the movie, but threatening to.