Saturday, December 28, 2013

Leaving Limbo 2013


Leaving Limbo     This film is adapted from the stage play My Wonderful Coma.  The year is 1989, Monica is riding in a car with her teenage friends and they have an accident.  She is in a coma and her boyfriend Ben has both his legs crushed.  Ben was a football player and now he is doing physical therapy just to be able to walk again.  Monica remains in her coma for 19 years until she suddenly wakes up.  She has received mysterious flowers once a week for the entire time and her father has spend countless hours at the hospital with her.  She is emotionally devastated when she learns 19 years have gone by and she has missed a huge chunk of her life.  She is also distressed to find out Ben has moved on with his life. 
     This seems like a filmed for television movie.  The ideals of the characters are shoved down your throat and the acting is not very good.  I didn’t know if I could continue watching.  The dialogue, clothing and hairstyles are supposed to be funny but I didn’t think so?  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)

93 Min, Drama directed by Sandy Bolian with Mandy Brown, Elias Cecil, David Fruechting, Luke Barnett, Amy Mathieson, Noelle Perris.

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 79% critic 80% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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