Like Sunday, Like Rain 2014

     Reggie is 12 years old.  His parents are wealthy and he is a child prodigy.  He lives in a big apartment in New York and he is surrounded by wealth but he is living a lonely life.  His parents are frequently traveling.  Eleanor is a young woman and she has growing pains.  She is having problems with her boyfriend and she was recently fired from her job.  She finds out from a friend that she could apply at an agency for a job as a nanny.  She is very fortunate because she is interviewed and she is hired right away for a job.  Reggie and Eleanor become friends and she is not just a nanny.  Reggie is wise beyond his years and he helps Eleanor through some tough times.  They treat each other friends and that's what they are!!

     I was surprised about how good this movie is!!  I was really drawn into the story and the bond between Reggie and Eleanor.  They both have dysfunctional families and they have reserved exteriors.  Reggie has a cook and chauffeur but his relationship with his mother is distant and his father died.  He has one friend at school.  Eleanor has given up on her boyfriend.  He doesn’t come home and his own life and needs are more important?  He doesn’t get what happened?  Eleanor also has problems with distance both physical and mental in her family relationships.  5* (I really liked this movie)

104 min, Drama directed and written by Frank Whaley with Julian Shatkin, Olga Merediz, Debra Messing, Wayne Pretlow, Leighton Meester, Georgia Ximnes Lifsher, Alfredo Narciso, Bille Joe Armstrong, Sabrina Machado, Darcy Fowler, Heather Whaley, Sammy Pignalosa, Frank Shattuck, Tamara Torres, Buster Whaley.

Note:  Imdb 6.9* out of 10* with 4231 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 53% with 19 critics 65% with 566 audience scores, Slant Magazine 1* out of 4* Wes Greene, Amazon 4.2* out of 5* with 659 reviews, mxdwn.com 2* out of 5* John Wedemeyer.

Special Note:  In the role of Eleanor’s boyfriend is Billie Joe Armstrong.  I can't say this is a flattering role??  He is the Green Day frontman and this is his first film role other than minor roles in Riding in cars With Boys and This is 40.  He had a cameo in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013.