Movie #1291 "Mr. Church" --- finally, a refreshingly good film I can recommend that I watched on Amazon prime tonight (it is also available on DVD (netflix). It is somewhat autobiographical about a young girl and her sick mom who one day for breakfast find Mr. Church in their kitchen cooking for them ---- he's been hired by her dead boyfriend to take care of them for a designated amount of time --- and it's a very intriguing story how this man can cook, sew, play piano, etc. and become one of the family in such a short amount of time. Eddie Murphy does a nice job of playing this eccentric character (once again a non communicative male character --- they seem to be in abundance in 2016 films) but kudos to Brit Robertson, the young girl Charlee, who acts her butt off in this film (and every film I've seen her in so far!) to help us even more understand what a huge presence this man was in her life. I never knew where the film was really going because this seemed a rather unique story and I just enjoyed the way it unfolded. I'm not sure why it wasn't widely released because it is so worthy of that (esp. in light of what is out there right now), but maybe they felt it was a quiet "little" film better seen in the confines of your home (?) I don't know, but if you get a chance, check it out --- because it is really a gem! 4.5 stars out of 5.
"MR. CHURCH" 2016 PG -13 1 hour and 44 minutes
Hired to lend a hand to a single mother diagnosed with cancer, Henry Joseph Church wins the hearts of mom Marie Brody and daughter Charlie through his cooking, establishing a bond that lasts long beyond Marie's death and Charlie's childhood.
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