This film suffers from a need for a new title. And had the film ended after the first half, I would give it a mere good rating. But the last half of the film made me fall in love with it. And who knew Orlando Bloom really could act?
A young man fails spectacularly at his job. Just as he's trying to kill himself, his sister calls and says their dad died. She insists he go take care of the arrangements. Dad died while visiting his quirky family back in Kentucky.
On the plane a strange stewardess befriends him and gives him directions. Kirsten Dunst pulls off stalker oddball pretty well. She writes down her phone numbers for him in case he gets lost and needs help.
He does get lost but he eventually finds his way to the home of his uncle where a huge crowd has gathered to mourn his beloved father. There's some family drama where dad's family mentions how suspicious of his mom they all were.
Returning to his hotel for the night he's subjected to a floor full of reveling wedding guests including the bride and groom. So he calls his stewardess stalker. They chat all night and meet in the morning.
She tries to help him deal with all his family stuff and make him find a way to start grieving for his father. His mother and sister join him and dad's family and they have a memorial gathering inside the hotel. His mother tap dances, his cousin's band plays and they set off the sprinklers with a flaming bird. But wait.. there's more.
Quirky stewardess lady friend creates a roadmap and insists our failure, non grieving son hero see some of the country. He takes dad's remains and spreads them among various sites along the way. Finally beginning to grieve his profound loss.
Don't wait until you're loved ones are gone before you explore who they really are. Love them now, take a trip NOW!
Bandon, Dora and North Bend have copies of this delightful DVD.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368709/
Rush out for the DVD from Amazon: Elizabethtown (Widescreen Edition)
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