Movies

We've been to two movies already this year.  Both were very good, though totally different.  "The Finest Hours" is based on the true story of a Coast Guard rescue in February 1952 of the survivors on an oil tanker that broke in half during a fierce storm off the Massachusetts coast.  Chris Pine stars and is believable as the young serviceman who knows his lifeboat and the waters.  Casey Affleck is the engineer on the tanker trying to keep it afloat.  Tense, even though we knew what happened in the real event.

Then a week or so later we saw "Brooklyn," which tells the story of a young girl who leaves her home in Ireland, also in the early 50's, to travel to New York City, specifically Brooklyn, where an Irish priest has a job waiting for her in a large department store.  She makes her way in this new land and falls in love, then returns to Ireland at the death of a family member.  Will she stay?  Saoirse Ronan has been nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of the young woman, and the movie for Best Picture.  I hope they both win!

Last night we watched "Love Actually," a nice way to spend time together on Valentine's Day.  Several different kinds of relationships are portrayed in this film by some really good actors.  And the music is fun, too.  Even though we'd both seen this before a time or two it still made us laugh at certain points.