Dear Frankie is a charming little story about a young woman’s love for her deaf son and the lengths she will go to protect him from any disappointment and danger regarding his father.
Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) lives with her son Frankie (Jack McElhone) and her mother. The story of Frankie’s dad remains a mystery to the viewer for a while. What we know though is that Lizzie has been exchanging letters with Frankie, posing as his father. She has told him that he works on a ship and has to travel a lot, which disables him from coming home. She has even used a name of a ship she has seen on a stamp. But as luck would have it, the ship is real and is about to come to their town. Though torn between telling the truth and keeping up with the reality she created, she painfully decides to hire a man to pose as Frankie’s dad. Her friend finds her a man with no past,present and future- a man she knows nothing about, just like Lizzie wishes. This Stranger (Gerard Butler) meets Frankie and spends a day with him. What she couldn’t have plan for was that this guy would form a bond with her son and herself and would want to spend an extra day with them…
It is not the most original script, I am going to admit that. But sometimes, just like this movie, the performances are so beautiful and powerful that you don’t mind that you might have watched similar stuff before. You get lost in the story, root for Lizzie and her son and you want the stranger to stick around. The landscape is amazing. This is not a movie that costs a lot. This is not a movie you expect to be marketed aggressively. But the important thing is, it is not a movie that you will forget. And that’s what matters at the end of the day.
? want to watch this film:)
in this sort of movie the performances are really amazing
and this is what make the movie interesting ( apart from the message)
I know. The performances are so pure, so powerful. You just feel the love. I wanted a “happier” ending but it is OK that they left the ending kind of open. Gerard Butler is a terrific actor. I am glad he got to do a lot of versatile roles. He is a wonderful action star, but this is where he truly proves his talent to be amazing. Subtle and effective.
oh my god, I wish gerard was the dad of my child!! it would be so romantic! I wanna see this film but how?? 🙂 everytime you write on gerard you make me feel bad, he’s so out-of-reach 🙂
Ha, ha!!! I loved your comment! You know, I don’t want children at all but if I were to meet someone like Gerard and he wanted kids, I wouldn’t say no. I love that guy. Sorry you feel bad but he is a great actor and I’ll keep writing about him.
p.s. you haven’t seen half the posts about him. 😉