A Walk in My Shoes (2010)

A teacher gives "parental advice" to her student's widowed mom. An angel transforms her into this mom - having to face her problems . The angel also arranges for a handsome widower to move in next door.

Director:

John Kent Harrison

Writer:

Wesley Bishop

Stars:

Nancy Travis, Philip Winchester, Yara Martinez

Cast

Credited cast:
Nancy Travis	...	Trish Fahey
Philip Winchester	...	Jake
Yara Martinez	...	Molly - the Angel
Cameron Deane Stewart	...	Justin Kremer
Jackson Pace	...	Mikey Kremer
Robert Blanche	...	Alex
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacob Block	...	Presicion Driver
Jerry Carlton	...	Harry
Tra'Renee Chambers	...	Nurse in Clinic
Will Cuddy	...	Cool Dude Guy
Jace Daniel	...	Student with striped hoodie (as Jace Brownlow)
Jana Lee Hamblin	...	Cindy Kremer
Kathy Hsieh	...	Chinese Woman
Betty Moyer	...	Phoebe
Elijah Nelson	...	Toby

Storyline

A teacher gives "parental advice" to her student's widowed mom. An angel transforms her into this mom - having to face her problems . The angel also arranges for a handsome widower to move in next door.

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Taglines:

What would you learn if you stepped into someone else's life?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Walk in My Shoes

Company Credits

Production Co:

Craig Anderson Productions, Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

a good movie from my old home town!

It was fun seeing so many bits of Portland in this movie. (Umpqua ice cream is really good stuff; be sure to get some if you're ever in Oregon!) I think all of it really was filmed there.

That won't matter to most of you. Was it any good?? I sure liked it. There were some clichés, but they were handled rather off-handedly, almost like the filmmakers were winking at the audience and saying OK, we all know we have to do this bit here to set up that other part later on, so let's just relax and not take it too seriously. That worked. The important parts of the movie were the inspections of how we treat one another, and why, and what we might be missing by not really listening to each other. The clichés were just there to hold those moments together in a storyline.

It's clearly a small-budget film, and the only name I knew was Nancy Travis, but the movie doesn't seem bothered by any of its potential hindrances, and none of them bothered me either. Intelligent, respectful writing, acting, directing, etc. can atone for a lot of shortcomings in the budget, special effects, casting, etc. departments, and that's what happened here.

Face your flaws, play to your strengths, and don't let your weaknesses steal your grace or your confidence. Along with the message of listening to others, those were the lessons of the movie's story, and they are lessons which the movie-makers exemplified in crafting this movie itself.