Review: Handsome Harry

Film:  Handsome Harry 

Starring: Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi, Mariann Mayberry, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, Campbell Scott, Titus Welliver, Karen Young 

Director: Bette Gordon 

Screenwriter: Nicholas T. Proferes

Handsome Harry is in fact very attractive.  So much so that he's managed to become somewhat of an iconic figure in the town where he lives.  The locals at his favorite cafe seem to live vicariously through him.  And women can't seem to get enough of him.

But a violent act from his past haunts him and his ex-Navy friends, as he honors the deathbed request of one of them to ask forgiveness from the unfortunate victim of their actions from thirty years ago.

And so it begins, and very well, I might add.  I really liked Harry from the beginning and was very interested in his story.  In fact all the characters in this film are played with such depth, I couldn't help but want to know more about all of them.

But it is Harry's journey we are following, and the whys and wherefores, not only behind the incident in his past, but behind the facade of Handsome Harry, and Jamey Sheridan as Harry does a fantastic job with this complex role.

I highly recommend this film.  The acting is superb by all, and the story is really compelling.  The music is fantastic too.

Director Bette Gordon appeared at the screening and talked about the process of making the film.  She told us how a friend had asked her for her opinion on his script, and she was so excited about it, that she asked him if she could film it. 

Jamey Sheridan worked with her before and she knew he was the ideal person to play Harry.  The rest of the cast fell in love with the script and were eager to take part.

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