My girlfriend and I love to dance, so we dance. It is a romantic and enjoyable act for the both of us. One would think that has nothing to do with a movie review, but wait.
I had seen the previews of the new movie Finding You starring Katherine McNamara as Taylor, Jedidiah Goodacre as Beckett and Vanessa Redgrave as Cathleen. The film is nicely directed by Brian Baugh who also wrote the story. He is noted for his work as a cinematographer and his work in numerous inspirational films. His experience in these areas help in the telling of this story, rated PG and appropriate for the entire family.
Taylor is a young violinist auditioning for a prestigious school of music in New York. After her auditions she is told she needs to work more and audition again later on. She decides to visit Ireland, a place where her late brother had studied and lived for a period of time. She is accepted in by the host family who her brother stayed with. They are the new owners of a bed and breakfast in a small Irish town. On her flight from America to Ireland she meets young movie star Beckett after being given a seat in first class. She is seated next to Beckett but doesn't know who he is until ruffling through a magazine. Their is a chemistry between the two although she is quick to write it off. After arriving at the bed and breakfast ran by her host family, she finds out by accident that Beckett is also staying there. Thus the romance starts to develop.
There is an awkwardness about the romance between the two that is difficult to put your finger on. As the story develops a lot comes to light with background information critical to the story. We are confronted with the influence on children being raised as a child actor. We see the differences between the dreams of a parent and the those of a child. We are confronted with ways that influences children but more importantly how the expectations of others often drive the actions of those who are attempting to impact others dreams. The movie also has two subplots that illustrate this in varying ways.
In one subplot, as a part of her studies abroad Taylor is given the responsibility of spending 20 hours a week visiting someone in a retirement home. Her study is a stubborn, not very well liked Cathleen played beautifully by Vanessa Redgrave. There is a reason she is not liked. She wants nothing to do with Taylor at first but Taylor and Beckett begin to get to her. It becomes a mission for Taylor to find out what it is about her that others don't like. In this story line is the concept of sacrificial love but also the importance of not prejudging others. It is a beautiful, and in the end tearful moment.
Another beautiful story regards the old drunk of the village. Seamus played beautifully by Patrick Bergin is an excellent fiddle player who is loved and respected by many in the village, especially down at the pub. Taylor and Seamus are introduced by Beckett and we see that the initial impression of the town drunk is also a mistaken impression by Taylor and some others. There are things Taylor needs to learn about her violin and learning to appreciate the fiddle style, (a violin and fiddle are the same, just played differently). The emotion and love of what one does comes through via their heart.
A lot develops between the relationship between Beckett and Taylor. It all comes to a head and the attention of others at the big community dance, (told you dance would come up again.) The legend is that many a marriage came about due to the dates and dances that took place at this event. The event features the best of Irish Music and illustrates the dreams and visions, hopes and desires of many a young lady and man in the community. Without giving to much away, it is here we see things that can be interpreted wrongly by others. We also see the need of sacrifice in areas such as love and the importance of following dreams. We also see the importance of prayers and desires for others. It is here Taylor gets some important information. It is as if a message from the grave rooted on a cross. All through the movie Taylor is looking for a specific cross with a message from her brother.
I loved the imagery of the cross. There is the importance of honesty in a loving relationship, the recognition of sacrifice in finding true love. It was so touching it had my girlfriend not just holding hands, but taking two of her hands to hold on to my one. It was a love story that, well, had me wanting to dance.
One of the beauties of this film is it is rated PG and this wonderful love story has very little offensive material. There is no sleeping together, no nudity, very little if any cursing and normally while I never mention such things, it was refreshing to see a well crafted story told in a way that a parent would have no issues with seeing the movie with their preteen or teen. It is suitable for adults though as well. In fact I was inspired in the movie to dance. So, at the end of the movie, I did something I have never done. During the credits I got my girlfriend up out of her seat, and we danced.
On a scale of 1 - 10 for the fact that we danced, for the number of letters in we danced, I give a very enjoyable and delightful 8
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