Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Tara Road 2005


Tara Road

     Marilyn Vine lives in a big house in Connecticut with her husband and 15 year-old son.  Her son gets a motorcycle for his birthday gift from his father when he turns 15 and he has an accident at the party that kills him.  Ria Lynch lives in a big house in Dublin, Ireland, her husband has just told her that his girlfriend is having a baby and he’s leaving the marriage.  They have a son and daughter.  Marilyn is supposed to go to Hawaii with her husband but she says she is not going.  She finds the phone number of Ria’s husband Danny in her records.  She calls his number to see if he knows anyone who would like to exchange houses for a set period of time.  Ria answers the phone and she instantly agrees to spend some time in Connecticut while Marilyn comes to Dublin.
     I thought this film seemed familiar as I was watching, I looked it up and I’ve seen this movie before.  I enjoyed seeing adventure of the exchange of living arrangements, the interaction and kindness of their friends.  The process gave each of the women new hope to tackle the difficulties in their lives.  3 ½* (I liked this movie) 

97 min, Drama directed by Gillies MacKinnon with Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Iain Glen, Jean-Marc Barr, Brenda Fricker, Heike Makatsch, Ruby Wax, Maria Doyle Kennedy.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 5.9 out of 10, 43% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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