House of Cards

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06/17/2021 Love this movie, just wish I could stream it! Was super surprised at the low reviews! See more isolde l 05/18/2015 Because the film is so unbelievable, it's a good thing the film feature two believable actors - Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones - that it became a bit bearable to watch. See more 06/10/2014 Interesting piece that focuses on the wonder of imagination. See more 01/15/2014 I saw this years ago and I don't think I actively disliked it, but then again my standards were probably lower. I can forgive the weird misconceptions about autism due to the time it was made, but doubt I'd recommend it to anyone now... See more 06/04/2012 Very good film that shows Autism if I recall, but also perhaps a little bit of a magical mind. See more bill c 09/11/2010 I like this movie on a multitude of levels. Mainly I love Kathleen Turner in one of here best roles ever. She plays a talented architect and single mother tying to balance her passion for her work with her passion for her daughter and son and the loss of her husband. Her husband studied Maya tribes in South America and had accidentally died while investigating these tribes. She has a teenage son and a 5 year daughter. Her daughter at five is exceptional. Speaks several languages and shows other signs of brilliance and traveled with her father when not in school. The daughter is the focus of the story. Kathleen internalizes here own feeling about the loss of her husband and is not able to supply the need closure and support for her daughter who takes after her late husband. Her daughter becomes increasingly distant at school and eventually enters near catatonic state. The school calls in Tommy Lee Jones the school districts Social worker/psychologist. After his initial assessment he diagnoses her as autistic and Kathleen disagrees. Jones threatens to remove her into protective custody. Its nice to see Jones as something not related to law enforcement. Anymore plot would be a spoiler, suffice to say some people take exceptionally long paths to reach the short distance and effort to bridge the distance between two hearts. Seen it ten plus times and its still good for a good cry. Sorry to the people who thought this movie had anything to do with Autism. I’ve done volunteer work with autistic children and this movie has nothing even vaguely to do with autism. In addition, it is amazing how good of a movie can be made with minimal production costs See more Read all reviews

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