One for your Netflix cue

There is a great movie that came out last year, which I cannot recommend enough. It is called simply, "The Girl in the Café". Richard Curtis, who was also responsible for writing one of my guilty pleasures "Love Actually", wrote the screenplay for this film.

He brings with him, Bill Nighy, the actor who played the aging rock star in "Love Actually". In this film Nighy plays Lawrence, a lonely civil servant. He falls for a significantly younger woman named Gina (Kelly Macdonald) that he meets in a local café in London. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, Lawrence is torn between Gina's newfound political zeal and his own professional obligations.




In my humble opinion, this is one of the best films to be made in several years. It is essentially a love story, but it is so much more than that. It tackles major political and humanitarian issues as well. Not only does it address this important subject matter, it does it without resorting to grandstanding or heavy-handedness in any way. It is a simple film, but a very powerful one.




This is not an easy film to find in your local video store, but it is not to be missed. Trust me on this one.