I hesitate to label this movie 'heart-warming' as terms such as this would put me off a movie, but it is definitely a word that comes to mind. It is a story of parents dealing with the grief of losing their youngest child but at the same time trying to keep things together for the sake of their two daughters who have also been deeply affected by the loss.
They immigrate to America from Ireland as a way of escaping their past and starting over. Using the elder of the two daughters to tell the story gives the movie a interesting angle as she observes the way her parents deal with the tragedy.
Excellent performances all round turn what could be melodrama into a genuinely moving story. I especially enjoyed the fact that they did not use 'the American dream' of a new life as the solution to this family's problem, but rather made the point that you can change your circumstances but you can't run away from your problems.
They immigrate to America from Ireland as a way of escaping their past and starting over. Using the elder of the two daughters to tell the story gives the movie a interesting angle as she observes the way her parents deal with the tragedy.
Excellent performances all round turn what could be melodrama into a genuinely moving story. I especially enjoyed the fact that they did not use 'the American dream' of a new life as the solution to this family's problem, but rather made the point that you can change your circumstances but you can't run away from your problems.