Coincidence, or just destiny..?
In America was on today. I didn't feel like watching it because I was in one of those moods where all I wanted to do was talk about it and everything else because everyone was down and I felt that I needed to cheer them up. Then later when I was out at Best Buy, I bought In America. Surfing the STYXworld website, I found this on the "Tommy's [Tommy Shaw] movie reviews" part of the site...
1/19/04 "In America" is the story of a young Irish immigrant family who comes across the border through Canada, settling in a seedy "top floor apartment in what most of us would consider uninhabitable building in a neighborhood rife with drug addicts. The two little girls, and especially the youngest, steel most of the scenes with their natural ebullience. The father makes ends meet as a cabbie while he goes on auditions, but is emotianlly blocked after the recent death of their son. The mother, who can't find work as a teacher, gets a job across the street in an ice cream shop. Little by little, their utter lack of prejudice endears them to the people in the their midst, bringing out the best in them. It's hard not to become emotionally caught up in the family's struggle to come to terms with their loss to find true happiness again. Bring plenty of tissues.
HOLY SHIT, TOMMY, BABY. You and I must get together and watch this movie. I've got a few others for you. You don't mind animated flicks, do you? I've got some others that aren't animated if you don't want to watch those.
God, I love Tommy Shaw. I HOPE HE READS THIS. Just in case, I'm going to leave it without a friends lock on it. >w<
FUCKING-A, Tommy. Have my babies. x)
1/19/04 "In America" is the story of a young Irish immigrant family who comes across the border through Canada, settling in a seedy "top floor apartment in what most of us would consider uninhabitable building in a neighborhood rife with drug addicts. The two little girls, and especially the youngest, steel most of the scenes with their natural ebullience. The father makes ends meet as a cabbie while he goes on auditions, but is emotianlly blocked after the recent death of their son. The mother, who can't find work as a teacher, gets a job across the street in an ice cream shop. Little by little, their utter lack of prejudice endears them to the people in the their midst, bringing out the best in them. It's hard not to become emotionally caught up in the family's struggle to come to terms with their loss to find true happiness again. Bring plenty of tissues.
HOLY SHIT, TOMMY, BABY. You and I must get together and watch this movie. I've got a few others for you. You don't mind animated flicks, do you? I've got some others that aren't animated if you don't want to watch those.
God, I love Tommy Shaw. I HOPE HE READS THIS. Just in case, I'm going to leave it without a friends lock on it. >w<
FUCKING-A, Tommy. Have my babies. x)