This is How Movies Should Be Made

Sadly Over-hyped

Overrated and overhyped

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

I cried, tears streaming down my face. Maud, what a gentle, beautiful woman, full of joy and humor, and they sold her baby!! The baby would have filled her life, anchored it. What a great mother she could have been. And then there's her ability to make do, to love Everett, a caveman, to bring him out of his hole into the sunlight. Damn. No sticky sentimentality. Just life as it is, a royal pain in the ass.

Such a great humanist movie! The two principal actors convey to us the viewer a depth and personal change over the years. I was more and more enraptured with the two actors as the movie went on. It has subtle interwoven themes - overcoming obstacles, doing what you love, being happy with what you have. This is both gritty and romantic. It has a warmth that is sadly lacking in many films today. In many ways it is a striking and original film. There are still stories out there that are worth being told and this is one!

Sally Hawkins is every bit as good an actor as Daniel Day Lewis!

Few films have moved me this much. Few have inspired me to write a review. Sally Hawkins is simply amazing. She should, but will not, win the Academy Award for Best Actress (The Shape of water). That said, her performance her eis even greater! Think Brando in "On the Waterfront," Streep in "Sophie's Choice," Olivier in "Othello," Stanwyck in "Stella Dallas." Sally's performance puts her in that select company. Then there is Ethan Hawke. What a remarkable performance in a low key, unglamorous role. Possibly his best ever. Understated yet remarkable. Few movies move me like "Maudie" did. "Random Harvest," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "A Very Long Engagement," "Field of Dreams" and now this jewel. Do not let it slip past you.