I had read and enjoyed Charles Baxter’s book Feast of Love so decided to watch the movie. Parts of the book are missing from the movie which is too bad, but still I felt that the movie tried to remain true to the essence of the story. Actually at times I thought wait I have seen this before but instead it was because to me it was well cast and the scenes played out in my head as they did in reading the book. The themes are , acceptance, forgiveness, compassion and the power of love. Schmaltzy perhaps but a sweet uncomplicated movie and I enjoyed it. Good sorbet.
Perhaps we were not in the right mood or we did not give it long enough to warm up but unless we are grabbed in the first ten minutes we tend to not bother going further. Excellent cast but westill did not engage with the characters. Shame .Worth a try and please let me know your thoughts.