It seems like a light movie, with a little time to invest + Sir Ben Kingsley as an old geezer - what can go wrong? Apparently, nothing. I love it when Hollywood takes several veterans and insert them into a lovely idea of a script and also sprinkle a little bit charm and emotions on top; it's a recipe that never fails.
Somewhere near the end of the film I started thinking about Ron Howard's "Cocoon" from the 80's.
Some of the elements reminded me of this classic, but this one stands alone with a lot of charm from the three leading actors and of course the eyes of the amazing Jade Quon, who plays the alien.
We are talking about the love and care we need to give our grown parents, though they are not as they always where and the film talks a lot about the special ability of an Extra-Terrestrial to contain a lot of what normal and even the closest people to you cannot.
This one, with his eyes, never needs to say one word; they are spilling by themselves. It is a great surprise to encounter that kind of a movie and win almost the entire jackpot - short, funny, dramatic and especially moving and touches all the right buttons to be unforgettable, though it is such a small-time production.
Somewhere near the end of the film I started thinking about Ron Howard's "Cocoon" from the 80's.
Some of the elements reminded me of this classic, but this one stands alone with a lot of charm from the three leading actors and of course the eyes of the amazing Jade Quon, who plays the alien.
We are talking about the love and care we need to give our grown parents, though they are not as they always where and the film talks a lot about the special ability of an Extra-Terrestrial to contain a lot of what normal and even the closest people to you cannot.
This one, with his eyes, never needs to say one word; they are spilling by themselves. It is a great surprise to encounter that kind of a movie and win almost the entire jackpot - short, funny, dramatic and especially moving and touches all the right buttons to be unforgettable, though it is such a small-time production.