Wednesday, January 23, 2013
WHEEL RIGHT
Today's film was
Morgan, a gay athlete, had an accident with his bike, hit a rock and ended up paralyzed.
He is getting his life back together and, for good measure, he is challenged to win the same race in his special hand operated bike.
In the midst of this, he meets another guy and one thing leads to another. They fall in love.
But sharing the special life of a paraplegic is a new challenge. More daunting perhaps than the bike race.
This is an old movie idea. The wheelchair guy and the normal mate. Brando and Teresa Wright in The Men and other such films come to mind.
In making the two lovers men, there is a different twist which is deftly handled and beautifully worked out by the director, cast and crew. Filmed in NYC in digital, the pictures pop. Almost a 3D effect.
This is not really a weeper. They go in a different direction. It is a nice story about nice people who are challenged in more than one way to make it through some formidable obstacles.
Not once does it feel faked or hyped up for an extra emotional wring.
I liked it. The gay angle is well handled. The story is engaging. What else could I want? A 3 out of Netflix5.
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