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Moved-written on June 29, 2009
Bulah 2022-01-21 08:01:34
It's slow,hard to understand and focus on, so it's to some degree boring to me...But Ryan Reynolds, he is handsome to death!!!! The movie goes about a strict and even almost mental-disordered father, a sweet ,generous,dedicated mother and a poor boy Michael with miserable memory of childhood. "Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) is an author who has channeled his painful childhood memories into his novels. With some reluctance, he is flying home for his mother Lisa's ( Julia Roberts) college grad...( read more )uation. After a lifetime of putting everyone else first, stroking her husband's (Willem Dafoe) massively insecure ego and raising her children in spite of that, it's Lisa's turn. What should be a moment of great celebration turns into a tragic reunion when Lisa is killed in a car accident, leaving father,son and family to pick up the pieces. While preparing for their mother's funeral, memories are relived and secrets are revealed which will test the family bond. After a childhood of hiding in his father's shadows, protected by his mother, Michael must confront his past and find an understanding of his family, his father and himself." How terrible a father the man is! What a lovely mom for Michael! But things turn into a bigger tragedy with his mother's death,michael's angel finally leaves him and flies away. ..Even though, everyone has to learn face, to face life,to move on...Michael must confront his past and find an understanding of his family, his father and himself." How terrible a father the man is! What a lovely mom for Michael! But things turn into a bigger tragedy with his mother's death,michael's angel finally leaves him and flies away...Even though, everyone has to learn face, to face life,to move on...Michael must confront his past and find an understanding of his family, his father and himself." How terrible a father the man is! What a lovely mom for Michael! But things turn into a bigger tragedy with his mother's death,michael's angel finally leaves him and flies away...Even though, everyone has to learn face, to face life,to move on...
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Fireflies in the Garden quotes
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Jimmy: [to Michael] Gotta tell you my kids love it here. Christopher's in your old room and Leslie here is in Ryne's.
[turns to Leslie]
Jimmy: Say hello to your cousin.
Michael: [to Leslie, when she doesn't say anything] You're short.
Jimmy: [to Michael] Yeah guest room's upstairs, second door on the right, but I guess you know that because uh this is your home.
Leslie: Uncle Charlie said it's our home now.
Jimmy: You're right honey, it is our home now. But um, Michael grew up here so... it's his home, too.
Leslie: But it's our home.
Jimmy: [picks Leslie up] What do you say we go catch some more of that ball game, huh?
[to Michael as he starts walking]
Jimmy: If you need anything let me know.
Michael: Okay.
Jimmy: [stops and turns back to Michael] Hey this... this is great, you know... It's good to...
Michael: Yeah you too.
[Mouths to Leslie after Jimmy turns back around]
Michael: It's MY home.
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Michael: [sits down near Christopher on the roof] I love what you've done with the room.
[lights a cigarette]
Michael: I used to come out here a lot when I was grounded.
Christopher: [sniffing because he was crying] Mom told me you were always getting in trouble.
Michael: She should talk.
Christopher: [crossly] What's that supposed to mean?
Michael: Before your mother was a mom, she was my best friend.
Christopher: [sarcastically] You guys have tea parties together?
Michael: Yeah, occasionally. Your mother taught me everything I shouldn't know, smartass.
Christopher: Like how to write like a chick?
Michael: Oh. That's funny. It's nice to see your balls finally dropped, Christopher.
[looks away for a second]
Michael: No, she taught me the art of fishing.
Christopher: Fishing?
Michael: [dragging from his cigarette] Mm-hmm.
Christopher: Fishing is boring.
Michael: Not the way we used to do it, it wasn't.
Christopher: Whatever.
Michael: You want me to show you?