Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Christmas Movie Review: ***Fallen Angel (2003)


It is hard to tell who is being referred to here as the “Fallen Angel” because several people have fallen, all because of one tragic accident.   This movie is about two families who are entwined.  It is set in upstate Maine, close to the coast.  Charles Wentworth has a traffic accident in which two people die.  As a result he runs away.  His wife takes their daughter and moves away.  A boy, Terry McQuinn, who was in the accident, becomes estranged from his father and moves away as soon as he can.  He comes back when father is ill, and arrives back just shortly after his father has passed away.  He has some business to finish up, but decides to stay.  He discovers that the daughter, Katherine Wentworth, of Charles Wentworth is coming back to the town, and they are opening up the old home for her.  The daughter has since adopted a girl, who is blind, but sees things others don’t.  He also discovers that her father is also back in the area, living as a homeless man.  McQuinn wants to facilitate their reunification, but he does not tell the daughter.  In the meantime he falls in love with her.  He finally tells her and reveals that he has known but kept the news from her as he didn’t know what to say.   Having kept the secret has bad results, and they seem to be going back to their prior lives.
This movie I found to be a bit like “Christmas Box” with a history, but holes that are never totally filled in. 
Gary Sinise stars as the adult Terry McQuinn andJoely Richardson portrays Katherine Wentworth.

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