If loving too much were a crime, well-meaning but overbearing mother Emily would be spending life behind bars with no hope of parole. When Emily was a child, her parents were deeply in love with one another but tragically indifferent to their affection-starved daughter. Now a grown adult with a deep-rooted desire to bear a child, Emily goes to desperate lengths to conceive before eventually giving birth to an exceptionally gifted boy whom she names Paul. Emily's devotion to Paul burns brighter than a thousand suns as she creates a wondrous world of books, music, art, and games to share with her growing child, but her ever more desperate attempts to preserve the purity of their relationship reach a frantic fever pitch as a kindhearted local man opens his life to the pair and Paul prepares for his first year of school.
This is a very slow moving and boring film. There are several big named actors whose talents are wasted in this methodical and monotonous movie. It seemed as though the entire film was one big dream sequence where everything was fuzzy and slow moving. There were also a couple of strange and questionable relationships that were never fully developed or explained (like Sandra Bullock's character and her friendship with the little girl). This movie was an adaptation of a best-selling novel, so I assume the book is better, but the film certainly is not worth watching - unless you're having trouble sleeping.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Marisa Tomei, Sandra Bullock
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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