According to Chris, “Eat Drink Man Woman” was the sentence that Arnold Swarzenegger used when asking Maria Shriver on their first date. Hmmm.

The movie, as opposed to Arnold’s apocryphal sentence, is great bit of classic film-making; Lee starts off by coloring in his blank canvas with lush detail and character-building, to the extent that one begins to wonder whether anything much is going to happen. It’s just at that point when things do begin to happen, and happen aplenty. Since we’ve taken a bit of time to get to know the characters, we now have a vested interest in what happens to them.

A poignant family drama with plenty of humor (and a great twist at the end!), filmed in a beautifully classic style, this was a great MovieNight choice. Hats off to Andy once more… he can add this one to his impressive list of suggestions !