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Movie Review: Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Wow, it has been a while since I did a movie review. Well, relatively. I didn't really mean to watch this one, either, but Tivo recorded it, and it seemed to be a nice change of pace from the lousy summer movies the work group has been going to. And it was a decent movie, telling a story about a love triangle in 1950's England. And everyone loves to watch the girl leave the boring guy to spend time with the exciting guy, right? Heh. But they gave her an out in this story, so you could keep liking her. And it started to ask about how responsible people should be for each other, and about whether you can change your mind once you make someone a promise. The answer has to be yes, but it seems like you need to do a tough job to communicate that properly. But I was probably reading a lot more into this film than is healthy for me. Samantha Morton does a good job as the protagonist, and everyone else seems to do ok. Nothing special, but nothing really offensive, either.