Movie #2132 "Barefoot" (t.v.) This is a quirky film I came across and liked. I was ready to turn it off when the lead guy was so despicable to people at the opening that I thought I would never like him. He's on parole, he treats women badly, he owes everyone money, and he's a janitor in a mental hospital and seems to have little respect for authority. But, then the viewer finds out that he befriends some of the patients (but it's like sneaking in alcohol because they want some). All of a sudden, this new girl who is thought to be mentally ill (she lived under the thumb of her mom who is now dead) is being attacked by a worker at the institution, and he saves her. As he leaves from work there, she sneaks out without shoes on and wants to leave the place and go with her, her knight in shining armor --- he doesn't 't know the anxiety and other mental quirks she has, but all he knows is that he told his family he would be at a wedding ( planned on going because he wants to get money from his dad) and he promised to bring a girl,;this girl is sweet and squeaky clean (unlike the strippers he usually dates) so in a quick decision, he decides to save her and take her with him to the wedding --- she, of course, is a fish out of water when she meets his folks, but as the story progresses, the two leads fall for each other --- and complete each other in big ways --- she brings out his caring side, and he brings out her want for freedom side. Evan Rachel Wood is always good, in my opinion, so I expected no less from her, and the guy actually rose to the occasion. I liked it and would give it a 4 out of 5. It wasn't as predictable as I predicted when I first started watching it --- it took some chances, and it ended up to be a sweet love story.
"BAREFOOT" PG-13 1 hour and 30 mins 2014
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