Wow, this movie was intense! I stayed up late to watch this one by myself, because I didn't think my boys would be interested, and I expect they wouldn't have lasted the distance, because it is quite slow-moving.
However, this is an emotionally driven, mysterious tale of a man, played by Will Smith, who takes it upon himself to help people in generous ways. Through the movie, we are unsure of his agenda, but become aware that he is very troubled by the death of his wife in a car accident. He becomes particularly attached to a woman who needs a heart transplant, and their slow-burning romance creates many sensual, heated moments. When the mystery of the movie comes together in the final fifteen minutes, I could barely watch, and was eventually reduced to sobbing, with the realisation of the purpose behind the character's generous acts. The only times I've sobbed like this are when Anthony Hopkins cries in Shadowlands, and in the final moments of Benjamin Button, and City of Angels, all heart-wrenching films that I will never forget.
This is a slow-moving drama, but, if you watch carefully, it leaves enough gaps in the story to make you curious enough to stay to the end. The ending is certainly powerful and emotionally stirring, and completely worth the wait.
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