Simply Perfect

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

a good film. that is the first word. a nice one. that could be the second but far to be enough or precise. high acting, nice photographs. and flavor of a story who has, in same measure, force and sensibility. in fact, story of meetings, example of remarkable performance - Alan Rickman does a splendid role -, full of ambiguities who makes , in few scenes, not really credible the story but with charming life love spirit who can saves many. and that is fundamental thing. a film about poetry of every day events . romantic - in special manner - , seductive - for its snow taste - , interesting for the acting. not very different by films from same genre. but useful as small basic things of life.

sensitive and thoughtful film about a gentle ex-con (a sturdy but evenly tempered Alan Rickman) and his encounter with a high functioning woman with autism (Sigourney Weaver) in the Canadian suburbs. A bit contrived at points, but in the hands of these two the human drama shines through the contrivances. As always, for any actor playing someone with disabilities, it is hard to know whether Weaver's character is spot-on or over-played for the sake of camera. Remains more character/actor driven than involving for the audience, but still worth a watch. This film does not try to be more than what it is, which is a slice of 'life cake'.

Alan Rickman stars as Alex, a dour Brit driving through Canada. He picks up a chatty young hitchhiker but she is accidentally killed. Alex goes to visit her mother (Sigourney Weaver) who is autistic and spends a few days with her.This movie had a lot of potential with a great cast, but the script is maudlin and decidedly underwhelming. Rickman, wonderful as always, gives a sensitive performance as a troubled and lonely man. Carrie Ann Moss is delicious as a seductive neighbor. Spunky Emily Hampshire adds some much-needed life as the hitchhiker. But Weaver, unfortunately, is never convincing as the autistic mother; she's inconsistent and gives a shallow, amateurish performance. There is nothing endearing about her character; she lacks the sweet vulnerability that made Dustin Hoffman so memorable in "Rainman" and I never cared about her.The movie tries too hard to be touching but, lacking a believable script, it falls short. Despite Alan Rickman's best efforts, this is a surprisingly unengaging drama.

Let's be clear. This movie is terrible. It's a bad student film with a bigger budget. I would rather watch Jesus Christ the Musical sixty times than sit through this again.I should preface this review by saying that I adore Alan Rickman. Among actors, he is god. He is the sexiest guy that ever walked the boards. But Alan, not even you can save this dreck.The thing is, it's not just a film. It's a Film. With a Message. And the message is? Everyman (that's Alan) can learn to accept autistics as long as he has the root next door. Or something.I understand that the screenwriter based a lot of Sigourney's character on her own autistic son. Let this be a lesson for screenwriters everywhere: don't do family. It will suck.Specific objections. The daughter, who I'm sure was written to be zany and adorable, was in reality just irritating. The man looking for redemption and finding himself is old. The man sleeping with somebody and (ok, this might be construed a spoiler, but by the time it happens you'll be so over the movie that you'll be glad I rescued you) thinking that she is a prostitute and therefore handing her cash has also been done to death. The woman in question not being mightily offended and throwing him out has not. There is a reason for this.Finally, there is a terrible, terrible redemption scene, which made me vomit a little. How can I describe it without giving anything away ... say you had a pet dog, and a complete stranger was out walking your dog, and at some point in the journey he walked your dog under a bus.The bus driver turns up at your house, and THE GUY WHO WAS WALKING THE DOG FORGIVES HIM! 1/10, and that one point is only because I like opening scenes in aeroplanes.