Tell us "why you have a crush on him" Refresh this page to see the "Crushers" increase after you "Like" or vote. Heavy The screenplay originated as a script for a 15-minute short submitted to producer Caroline Wood, who had requested writing samples from potential screenwriters for what would be Auerbach's film debut after several years of directing commercials. Sign up here. She explains that the letters from Frankie are so important to her because this is how she "hears" her son. Knowing they can't flee, Lizzie eventually decides to hire someone to pose as the boy's father for the few days he'd be in port. The eponymous Frankie (Jack McElhone) is a nine-year-old deaf lad who's constantly on the move with his troubled mum Lizzie (Emily Mortimer).
pupil's desk graffiti labelling him "Def Boy". Blood/Gore That said, we did hear the following: Dear Frankie was filmed on location in Scotland. When the stranger arrives at their home to pick up the boy, he brings with him a book about marine life (to Lizzie's surprise), one of Frankie's passions, and a bond is forged immediately. The film works as a highlight tape for the cast and will satisfy any desire you have to be driven to the brink of tears. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Not only the family bonds but also those of friendship and tentative romance are traced with delicate economy and nuance. Instead, she concocts a story and tells Frankie that his father is working on a ship, sailing around the world.
VIOLENCE Forgot your password? "Where's the bloody fire?" So when 'dad's ship' unexpectedly heads home, panic inspires GERARD BUTLER plays the reserved stranger who reluctantly agrees to pose as Frankie's long-absent father, but ends up falling for the boy when his paternal instincts are tapped. Ricky is a bit of a class jerk, writing "Def boy" on the desk (about Frankie) and betting Frankie that Frankie's father won't ever show up. Lizzie reluctantly goes to see Davey, who's in the hospital on his deathbed. The father Frankie never knew, we soon learn, is away at sea on a ship called the Accra.
None None. Jack McElhone was among the first group of boys Auerbach auditioned for the role of Frankie. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). Through a Glasgow post office box, Frankie maintains a regular correspondence with someone he believes to be his father, Davey, who allegedly is a merchant seaman working on HMS Accra. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. He doesn't physically talk throughout the film but we get to hear his thoughts through the letters he writes to his absent and elusive father.
Various men eye Lizzie (in a lecherous fashion) when she comes into a bar that's filled mostly with men. | Rating: 3.5/4, April 1, 2006 Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Lizzie is worried about Frankie when she can't find him in the morning (Marie later finds and returns him back home). A film with a head and a heart and good feel for the moment. Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, and Jack McElhone. BLOOD/GORE ", Ricky has Frankie stick his finger down into Ricky's closed hands and then jokingly asks, "Is that how your girlfriend feels?
She uses a bit of profanity and drinks a little.
As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. Instead of telling the truth to her deaf son, she concocts an elaborate lie, telling him that his father is a merchant seaman on the MS Accra. She later reads him an obituary notice in the paper reporting of his father's death (we believe he thinks it's the Stranger). Gilly, fresh out of prison, and J, a hustler with a major drug problem, just can't shake their criminal ways. SEAN BROWN plays Frankie's classmate who's a bit of a jerk, going so far as to bet Frankie that his dad won't show up for their football (soccer) game. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. That being said, this is not a film that's depressing. 120 of 135 people found this review helpful. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Ricky is a bit of a class jerk, writing "Def boy" on the desk (about Frankie) and betting Frankie that Frankie's father won't ever show up. Lizzie Morrison (Emily Mortimer) and nine-year-old deaf son Frankie (Jack McElhone) frequently relocate to keep one step ahead of her abusive ex-husband and his family. None Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Scottish drama that tells its sentimental tale with pleasing understatement. A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family. On a second visit, Lizzie delivers them to her husband, along with a snapshot of Frankie.
The film was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards, including two BAFTA Scotland Awards. Sometime later, Lizzie learns that her husband is terminally ill, and reluctantly visits the hospital without Frankie. It's easy to guess what happens, but we're hooked anyway. and "You bitch." We hear that Lizzie nervously moves her family to a new location whenever she thinks Davey might be near. | Rating: 3/4 He smokes once and drinks a bit. A reformed young man with a steady job, Benny, returns to the city of his youth to find the girl he's been in love with since childhood and that's home to his four petty criminal friends, Jacko, Zac, Bisto and Flea. Wonderfully done... A beautiful movie about a woman who lies to her deaf son via writing him letters from his father. Frankie tells his mom that he thinks his father doesn't want to see him, with Lizzie telling him his father doesn't want to see her, but does want to see Frankie. Frankie asks the Stranger if he's coming back, with his "dad" saying he doesn't know.
She does so to protect Frankie from the truth of the situation, but finds her hole of deceit getting deeper when she has to hire a stranger to act like Frankie's father to keep the lie going. Marie, Lizzie and her mom have wine. Frankie's malcontent classmate Ricky Monroe (SEAN BROWN) bets him that his father won't show, but is shocked when "he" does. He agrees to spend a day with Frankie in exchange for the meager payment Lizzie can offer him. Nell gestures for Frankie to buy her some smokes at the local store, but Marie won't sell him any (Lizzie later returns and buys them). It reaches them well enough, even if moment in a film that doesn't chase after big ones and is all the more Was this review helpful to you? |, April 23, 2019
Why must films always emulate reality?
Lizzie reluctantly goes to see Davey, who's in the hospital on his deathbed. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. The same could be said of Emily Mortimer; she is absolutely superb as a supportive but desperate mother striving to protect her son and further excellent support is delivered by young Jack McElhone as the eponymous and gentle natured Frankie. That said, we did hear the following: Written by Ricky has Frankie stick his finger down into Ricky's closed hands and then jokingly asks, "Is that how your girlfriend feels?"
FRIGHTENING SCENES Frankie Morrison (JACK McELHONE) is a 9-year-old deaf boy who's partially living in a fantasy world that's not of his doing. "[17], In his review in The New York Times, Stephen Holden called the film "a heaping bowl of Scottish blarney," a "manipulative tearjerker," and "a fraudulent yarn riddled with plot holes and improbabilities and topped by a cynical final twist that pulls the rug out from under the story. Abandoned by her lover, the aristocratic Madame Lubov Ranevskaya returns to Russia, only to see her fragrant cherry orchard in full bloom: a painful reminder of her dire economic state and the imminent foreclosure of the enviable property. | Fresh (91) You might need a hankie, but no sick-bucket is required for Dear Frankie, a |, March 1, 2007
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"[8], In the San Francisco Chronicle, Ruthe Stein called the film "deeply moving" and added, "Dear Frankie takes time weaving its magic ... Director Shona Auerbach doesn't rush anything in her remarkably accomplished first feature film. Drama: After years of lying to her son about his father's whereabouts to protect him from the truth about the man, a single mother must figure out what to do when the father's fictional ship turns out to be real and is scheduled to dock in their city in a few days.
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