Naomi Watts stars as Sam Bloom in Penguin Bloom, based on the true story of a woman badly injured in an accident, and the bird who helps her find her way back from the depths of despair.
That's pretty much it, actually. The film is pretty predictable as it follows the path you expect, but it works, thanks to:
- very good acting by Watts, Andrew Lincoln as her husband Cameron Bloom (doing an Aussie accent instead of the American one I'm used to hearing on The Walking Dead) and the actors portraying their children,
- great magpie wrangling
- beautiful cinematography of the Sydney area (the film was largely shot in the real-life home of the Blooms).
Susan and I were both in tears by the end. Sometimes a good, predictable story is just fine.
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