A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a little film with a very basic storyline after all. Indeed, it was basically about some random guy randomly running into a group of nuns and ending up building a chapel for them. Seriously, nothing else really much happened through the whole thing. As a result, there was no bad guy and hardly any conflict between the few characters involved, and, despite a clear lack of dramatic tension, even if the damned thing was rather quaint and old-fashioned, I thought it worked actually well. Basically, it was a movie about decent people doing decent things and, even though I’m usually a cynical guy, I think it was really refreshing. The fact I enjoyed this movie was  even more impressive if you take into account that I’m as Atheist as you can be. If nothing else, this movie was a great reminder that I should watch many more movies starring Sidney Poitier. Indeed, the guy was just so charismatic and he pretty much carried the whole thing on his shoulders. I have to admit that I was slightly disappointed that he didn’t actually sing the ‘Amen’ song which was just so damned catchy but, even so, the guy was still really entertaining. To be honest, I’m not sure if he really deserved an Academy Award for his performance but there is no denying that his win was such milestone and it is really sad that, 60 years later, they are still talking about the lack of representation regarding the nominees and winners chosen by the Academy. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really groundbreaking, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.