Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Movie: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Genre: drama

Synopsis: Oskar (Thomas Horn) is an 11-year old with mild autism.  He lives in Manhatten with New York City with his mother, Linda (Sandra Bullock), and father Thomas (Tom Hanks).  Oskar has a very special relationship with his father, who seems to be the one who reallyunderstands him.  When his father is killed in the 9/11 attack, Oskar is devastated.  When he finds a mysterious key belonging to his father, Oskar becomes obsessed with finding the lock that the key is for,   He spend every weekend traveling around the city on his quest.  We follow along as Oskar struggles to come to terms with the loss of his father while at the same time learning to cope with the world around him.  The movei culminates in one of the best endings I have ever seen.

My two cents: I loved this movie. Thomas Horn 9the boy) was in almost every scene and did a heck of a job.  I would not have minded Sandra Bullock getting an Oscar nod for this.  Her character is not in the movie very much until the last 15-20 minutes – but she was awesome in showing the love her character had for her son and the sorrow she suffered over the loss of her husband.  The twist at the end of the movie totally blindsided me – and it was great.  Plan on shedding some tears at the end of the movie – but they will not be tears of sadness.  The ending is heartwarming and uplifting.

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