My New Favorite Movie

I am not really a movie person.

I know that sounds down-right counter cultural, un-American, boring and quite hideous, but there it is.

The problem is three fold: 1.) I don't like paying nearly $12.00 to see some schlocky film that I don't even know if I'm going to like. I am very particular about when/if I will allow my universe to be usurped by another's imagination for two plus hours. And 2.) I get bored watching movies at home. There is always something more interesting to do, and about 15 minutes into most DVD's I end up leaving to go clean out the lint catcher in my dryer. (Ha.) And 3.) I have a much better imagination for books and stories than most directors do. So they can't beat my imagination, and I can't tolerate being bored or disappointed with their interpretation of a beloved story.

But last night we watched a movie that my sister-in-law lent us while I was recovering from my c-section. It's called "Return to Me," and it stars David Duchovny (mmmrrrr...) and Minnie Driver.

The story was so sweet and endearing. The characters in the film were cool and funny and really likeable, and I could have stayed in that O'Reilly's Restaurant all night long! Carroll O'Connor and Robert Loggia were wonderful, and any script that features the lines, "Jesus, Joseph and Mary" is pretty wonderful in my book. Chicago is one of my favorite cities, and Roma...nothing beats Roma. I loved the touring bicycle in the movie. Bonnie Hunt and Jim Belushi with their millions of Catholic kiddos, including a few red heads...that's about the most fun I've seen family life on film in eons. And the romance itself is sweet, gentle and poignant.

And Holy Rosaries, Batman...Bonnie Hunt wrote and starred in this gem. How cool is she?

Yes, I'm a sucker for a good romantic comedy once in a while. And this one knocked my socks off.