My Own Love Song (2010)

A wheelchair-bound former singer and her best friend embark on a road trip from Kansas to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Director:

Olivier Dahan

Writer:

Olivier Dahan

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Elias Koteas

Cast

Credited cast:
Renée Zellweger	...	Jane Wyatt
Forest Whitaker	...	Joey
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	NOLA Police #1
Nick Nolte	...	Caldwell
Elias Koteas	...	Dean
Madeline Zima	...	Billie
Annie Parisse	...	Nora
Andrea Powell	...	Devon's Mom
Lara Grice	...	Neighbor's Wife
Jordan Carlos	...	Presenter
Tim Parati	...	Chris
Chandler Frantz	...	Devon
Jay Patterson	...	Neighbor
Harrison Boxley	...	Devon's Friend
John Henry Cox	...	Boss at the Rose Inn

Storyline

Jean is a woman who is hiding from life after an accident leaves her wheelchair-bound. Joey is her friend who speaks to ghosts and angels no one else can see or hear. When he reads in the newspaper that his favorite author will be speaking in New Orleans, he convinces Jean to go with him. Along the way, they meet up with Billie, a young woman in search of her missing husband. The travelers have many obstacles in their path. They meet many different "angels" and "devils" along the way. Will they make it in time for the most important gig of Jean's life?

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Plot Keywords:

angel | road trip | singer | new orleans louisiana | fugitive | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language and brief drug and sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

A Minha Canção de Amor

Filming Locations:

Kansas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Légende Films, Od Shots, Studio 37

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS-Stereo SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Harry Potter y las Pelis que no conocía ni Dios (2011)

User Reviews

Unconventional road movie.

I saw this via Netflix streaming video. Written and edited by the Frenchman who directed the superb "Edith Piaf" story (La Mome') it is set in the USA, filmed in various parts of Louisiana, and ends up in New Orleans.

The story centers on the story of Renée Zellweger as Jane Wyatt, one time recording artist who, 7 years earlier, had become crippled and wheelchair bound as a result of an automobile accident. So she pretty much put her life on hold.

Seemingly her best friend in the small Kansas town is Forest Whitaker as the somewhat kooky Joey, who has visions of angels. He goes off the deep end occasionally, often uses poor judgment in certain situations, but jokingly calls himself "Jane's body guard." He in fact does help her out at times.

One day Joey finds an unopened letter in Jane's house, it is from her now 10-yr-old son, living in Baton Rouge, inviting her to his communion in July. Joey doesn't tell her about the letter, instead puts it in his pocket and sets about to get Jane to take a road trip, he wants her to see her son.

The road trip does have its share of pitfalls, the first being their car burns up. Literally. At a motel along comes Elias Koteas as Dean, who sells them a car for $500, and it works fine, but the next morning they awake to find it gone. Dean has cheated them.

Then comes young Madeline Zima as Billie, whose young husband just seemed to take off, so she joins them in the road trip.

At one stopping point they need a place to crash, hear music, and go to find Nick Nolte as Caldwell, playing a guitar. He joins in for the road trip.

Describing it in my feeble manner in no way does justice to the movie. It is very different, often touching, and very well acted.