I often say that I just wish I had a weekend to myself where I can just chilliax n’ watch back to back to back movies ….and I finally got my wish this past weekend. Despite invites from friends to head out “with a table waiting” this past Friday night, I declined for being tired of the same ol’ same ol’ (plus, the cold/rain combo is no bueno to me)…and instead, chose to kick off what became a Magnificent Movie Marathon Weekend!!

I rewatched some classics as well as checked into some newbies that have been in queue for a while now – a total of 13 films! From Sleepless in Seattle to a fantastic lil drama, entitled The Visitor. This one was a super surprise to me. First of all, I had heard NOTHING of this film; only flipped upon it in the DVD store ….and for some reason, despite the plentiful flicks out there I have not seen… the cover and description of The Visitor really grabbed my attention, so much I paid my $1.17usd and took it home…. SOOO GLAD THAT I DID!

The write up that got me:

This is an incredible heartwarming and heart-breaking movie. Its power lies in its simplicity. In some ways its a coming of age movie about a middle-aged professor coming to terms with his life and allowing himself to finally be who he is. Or perhaps a re-birthing movie in which, having died psychologically and spiritually, he emerges from his cocoon. A series of random events coincide to bring about a life-changing event (isn’t that always the case?). The unfolding of the story occurs at a slow and steady (but never boring) pace that as in perfect keeping with the tone of the movie. It operates at many levels at once, presenting a comedy, drama, social statement and lesson, manificently intertwined. Without much fanfare viewers are carried along quietly and about.

But seriously, I was quite moved by this film; Perhaps it’s all the sensory buttons that it pushed and/or the NYU connect, hehe, but this is TRULY, a fantastic, heartfelt, humanistic film that deftly explores identity, immigration, multiculturalism, post 9/11 – giving light to the true meaning of compassion and how one’s life can be completely changed in an instant!! A Must See!! Check the trailer here and be ready to open your doors and hearts for The Visitor. :-)

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