Movie- Last Chance Harvey

Last Chance Harvey (2009) is certainly not a great movie. But it has two really good things going for it: Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. And boy, they are in a groove here.

the movie is a fairly mundane love story, though with a refreshing twist of two older people falling in love. But even so, its been done before. However, never with these two actors that have such a great response with one another. they are both pros, and you can feel the energy as they play off each other with great dialogue (much of it somewhat improvised).

Hoffman is a man who has given up too much for his moderate success, and Thompson is a woman who gives to others without taking care of herself. Both have almost given up on love. But he comes to London for his daughter wedding, even then an outsider, as she chooses her stepfather to give her away (and you understand her reason). And almost as fate would have it, the two run into each other more than once. And an awkward conversation turns into laughter and warmth. And that turns into affection and love.

These are really good actors, playing characters that have their faults, but are likable. And you know what? Its OK to indulge. When two such good actors do their thing so well, indulge away.

Last Chance Harvey is about never saying never, never saying its over or its too late. Life has a way of throwing you curves, bad and good. Luckily Hoffman and Thompson can hit a curve ball out of the park.