The Kindness of Strangers

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joe d Excellent acting, has exactly the right atmosphere for the New York story. Beautifully filmed & well crafted from an obviously v talented filmmaker. I can only assume the people who have given it bad reviews aren't much into storytelling and subtlety. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Martin Geoffrey H A lovely story of six people who do not know each other with their own problems and how somehow their lives connect. This all results in an intense story. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Anita F Thoroughly heart warming! Don't listen to the critics. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Lorna C This film was like a book that takes you on an emotional roller coaster building empathy with characters. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Debnsync I'm seriously surprised how critical reviews were about this movie. The characters and actors are pretty believable and well done in the sense as was intended. It begins with trauma in a difficult life crisis without any support for the main characters, a mother and her two young sons, as told in the overall description here. How this family struggled and handled serious challenges is the story yet along the way others, all strangers, in NYC, that connected were also living somewhat on the brink of change, some more desperately in need of help than their newly formed acquaintances. The graphic violence is around the abusive husband and father and would be very disturbing to young children but less so as compared to 90% of current films. I can't say more except that I was captivated throughout scenes in cold winter weather, the community of Brooklyn, library, orchestra and a church, poverty and also richness of spirit seen in people helping one another in many ways. There was an every how the mother survives finding ways to care for, feed and get clothes for freezing temperatures. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/20/22 Full Review Audience Member I don't make this a habit to write a review before the film is over, but I'm just a little over an hour in and breaking. This film is so powerful, insightful, and has shaken me up in ways that very few films have. Nearly every scene of this film reflects how the smallest of gestures can make a world of difference to someone, whether it's for the good or bad, and it makes me rethink my every decision. My choices to be kind to others, whether I feel their situations are genuine or a calculated scam, no longer matter to me. This film, even more so than my faith, has disallowed me to ignore that a single choice in a moment can wreck or rebuild a life. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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