If you are looking for a family-friendly movie that will make you feel great, this is it.

We rented this movie from Redbox last week not knowing a thing about it and I can’t tell you how pleased we were with our purchase.  The scenery in the movie is beautiful, the acting is great, and the story line is heart-warming.  Not a one of us made it through without crying.

As for the plot, in short it is about a boy who is adopted by a couple from an orphanage.  The mom welcomes the boy into the family with open arms whereas the dad is very hesitant to accept him.

Check it out.  You won’t be disappointed.

With Rye away we are spending some time catching up on our movie watching.

We watched ‘Crazy Heart’ the other night.  It was my second time seeing it and Don’s first and I can’t tell you how much I love this movie.  I think for me, because I grew up for half of my life in Houston and spent part of every summer at a ranch in New Mexico, the movie feels like home to me.  The scenery, the old Suburban, the dress of the characters, the genre of music, the personalities of the characters, all of it.  I knew many a person just like the character Jeff Bridges plays and also many just like the character Robert Duvall plays.  Dead on.  They were both really great in this movie.  And I love the music and especially the theme song ‘The Weary Kind’.

Check it out if you haven’t already.

I saw this movie Saturday night and I’m hooked.  I’ve now been driving my son and husband nuts going around the house singing:

Hello Daddy, Hello Mom, I’m your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb!

As for the movie itself, I really liked it.  It’s not a monster of character development but it’s visually beautiful to watch and if you were ever 15 and had any of free-spirited streak, you’ll relate to it.  These girls, from what I can tell, were on the road touring at 15.   And they definitely had that whole Southern California thing going on.  It was fun to watch. And interesting to see the start of Joan Jett.

At the end of the movie it said Cherie Currie is now a chainsaw artist in Southern California.  Cool.  And, of course, Joan Jett is Joan Jett.  Superstar.  Crimson and clover.  Over and over.  It would have been a ton of fun to be in this band, that’s for sure.

And did the 70’s just have the best music or what?   It was so raw and real.

And on a side note, when I was about 7 years old I had sandals just like the ones above.  I loved those shoes.  The 70’s rocked.