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"Aberdeen"
stars Stellan Skarsgård (most recently seen in "The
Glass House") and Lena Headey. This a most
powerful family drama about family redemption and reconciliation.
The story
centers on a young coke addicted woman (Headey) who gets a call from her
estranged mother who is dying of cancer and who is in the hospital.
The mother wants her daughter to come visit before she dies... and to
bring her father as well. The twist here is that the father is a
downtrodden alcoholic who has lost his job. He also hasn't seen
his daughter for many years. Once the daughter finds her father,
the film becomes a road picture with the daughter/father traveling to
see the mother before she dies. However, on every turn of this
voyage, something always seem to happen to stop them from completing
their journey.
This movie
obviously has downbeat themes... kind of like "Leaving Las
Vegas". And most of the characters have major flaws.
But you still pull strongly for them, hoping that they can over-come all
the adversity that they encounter. It's so refreshing to see a
moving and intelligent film with great acting performances. Headey
and Skarsgård are remarkable in their emotional range, their ability to
dig deep into the characters and find the souls each of them has buried
beneath mounds of resentment or bottles of alcohol. I hope the
Academy remembers both of them for possible Best actress and actor
nominations. Their performances are that strong....
Anybody
who likes character based films will like "Aberdeen".
It's one of those films that is downbeat and often depressing, but also
one of emotional uplifting and redemption. Few people will
leave the theatre after watching this one and not feel something.
-- Mike (
3 1/2 out of 4 pops )
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