the unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

every once in awhile, I run across a film that is not about murder, special effects, or superheroes, but a story about ordinary people.

Imagine that: films about ordinary people still exist.

 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry  is about an older man who hears an acquaintance is dying of cancer, and decides to walk to her hospice to say goodbye, and tells her to stay alive until he arrives. 

During his walk, he gets help from strangers, publicity, and finally becomes open to mourning the death of his only son.

And when he arrives, his friend is dying and unable to speak, so he leaves her a crystal to hang in the window: one of those crystals that make rainbows from the light. And the film ends with his reconciliation with his wife, and the small rainbows appearing to all those he met, who were given hope by his pilgrimage.

so a nice movie to watch with your loved ones when the world seems to be falling apart at the scenes.

I give it a 4 out of five stars.