I don't know why exactly that this movie always makes me cry in the end, but it does. I have watched this movie many, many times over the years and I think, perhaps, the "I choose Us" line always suckers me in because, after being married myself for 43 years to the same wonderful man, I see this movie through the eyes of a person who fought together with her partner for 44 years altogether to keep "us" together. I won't even read the negative reviews in here about this movie. It's too special to me to ruin it by reading what sadder people who either they or their partners did not choose each other in the end and are jaded about relationships and/or marriage.
That is my connection to this well crafted do-over movie. But it's not the only reason I love this movie. The story is never rushed or taken lightly. It is a true love story between two soul mates who lost their way before their lives even started. And honestly? Nicholas Cage has never been better in any movie he made. I don't know what went on during the filming of this story, but I have seen Cage in many other movies and this is him at his very best. We get to live inside this story with them. I loved Tea Leone in Deep Impact. She is a rare actress who slips into her roles with elegance and humor unparalleled by any contemporary actress. Watching this movie, you see a rare connection between these two characters that Hallmark and Lifetime can never seem to reproduce in any of their movies (but I still watch them!). I fall in love with this couple every single time I watch this movie because these two great actors make love beautiful. They make giving up dreams and getting married and having a family in a suburban house look perfect. They pull off a romance in this movie that is sublime. And that is worth 10 stars under any circumstances!
That is my connection to this well crafted do-over movie. But it's not the only reason I love this movie. The story is never rushed or taken lightly. It is a true love story between two soul mates who lost their way before their lives even started. And honestly? Nicholas Cage has never been better in any movie he made. I don't know what went on during the filming of this story, but I have seen Cage in many other movies and this is him at his very best. We get to live inside this story with them. I loved Tea Leone in Deep Impact. She is a rare actress who slips into her roles with elegance and humor unparalleled by any contemporary actress. Watching this movie, you see a rare connection between these two characters that Hallmark and Lifetime can never seem to reproduce in any of their movies (but I still watch them!). I fall in love with this couple every single time I watch this movie because these two great actors make love beautiful. They make giving up dreams and getting married and having a family in a suburban house look perfect. They pull off a romance in this movie that is sublime. And that is worth 10 stars under any circumstances!