A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but sine there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, to be honest, I have to admit that I had never heard of Gloria Grahame before watching this movie and it took me a while to realize that it was actually based on a true story. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good but, above all, the true assets in this movie were eventually Annette Bening and Jamie Bell though. Indeed, they definitely delivered some solid performances and they had such a nice chemistry together. Eventually, it turned out to be a nice romance and, in spite the age difference, they really seemed to love each other which was really sweet. Unfortunately, it was actually maybe the issue with this movie after all. Indeed, I might be a big cynic but maybe the damned thing was actually too sweet. Basically, except for their love story, there was actually not much else going on with these two characters and, as a result, the whole thing felt slightly flat after all. I mean, while watching this movie and afterwards, I found out that Gloria Grahame definitely had an interesting career and a complex life but this movie decided to ignore must of it. Concerning Peter Turner, well, except for his relationship with Grahame, apparently, nothing really noteworthy happened during his life, at least, not according to this movie. The fact that it was based on a book written by Peter Turner himself probably played a role and it seemed that Turner didn't want to tell much about himself. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was not really ground-breaking, it was still a solid romantic drama though and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.