so i am hightailing it up to nyc this afternoon. getting out of work early (we get 4 hours off for our birthday, so i am taking mine today) and ker and i are meeting my friend cathy at the angelika to see the great new wonderful
• ny daily news: ***1/2
"The movie is one of those generously cast lost-souls-in-the-big-city movies along the lines of 2004's ``Heights" or 2001's ``13 Conversations About One Thing"; it's also a quieter, less melodramatic piece of work than last year's ``Crash," and arguably a better one."
• gothamist - one of the picks of the week
• patriot ledger. boston. - "the heart and soul of the movie are...."
(only in NY, DC & Boston) again, it's called The Great New Wonderful - here are the first 7 minutes
UPDATE [1:13am] - LOVED IT! unbiased opinion too. i promise. but i really did love it. ---- GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
after the movie, we had a surprise visit from the director, Danny Leiner, and the lovely Jim - who both popped in and did an impromptu Q & A session which was very cool.
anyway, it was a pretty moving film. i got a little misty at one point - as i know my cousin kerry did.
