A bittersweet little film about a sales clerk for a home supply store ( John Cusack ) who learns his wife, serving in the military in Iraq, has been killed in action. Unable to bring himself to the task of telling his two young daughters, he shields them from the truth by whisking them away on a road trip for a final few days of happiness before he realizes he must deal with the truth and tell his daughters about their mother.
John Cusack is excellent as the distraught and confused father, and Shelan O'Keefe and Gracie Bednarczyk are amazing as the young girls. A very nice film with a message that took many awards, including a Golden Globe for a musical score by Clint Eastwood.
John Cusack is excellent as the distraught and confused father, and Shelan O'Keefe and Gracie Bednarczyk are amazing as the young girls. A very nice film with a message that took many awards, including a Golden Globe for a musical score by Clint Eastwood.
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