Day 17 - Grace is Gone

Popped this bootleg DVD in to see one of my top 5 actors - John Cusack. I almost didn't recognize him in the first scene because of his heavy-footed walk and dorky looking glasses. He gives a great performance nonetheless. So, this film is not what you would call upbeat. It's a story about a father trying to deal with life shattering news that his wife died while on active-duty in Iraq and then trying to figure out how to tell his two young daughters. I identified a lot with the two girls. Being 8 or 12 years old, and having your mom on the other side of the world in a war you don't fully understand is a lot to deal with. These two young ladies did a fantastic job conveying what that feels like. Rating - Subtle and not sappy. Watch it with a tissue handy toward the end.