This movie is about a man who returns to the home of his childhood when he was 11. Anton Yelchin plays the lead child character as Bobby, (with Mika Boorem as Carol, and Will Rothaar as Sully). Bobby lives with his mother who takes in a mysterious new boarder (Anthony Hopkins). The new border seems to have a power that simply through touch he can convey a mysterious capability to predict the future (which turns out to be handy fior winning gambling games). Bobby and his young girl friend Carol have a special affection for one another which eventually includes a kiss predicted by the new border "by which all others will be measured". As time passes, the man and boy share confidences and special powers are revealed. At first it seems like a game as the man warns Bobby to be on the lookout for signs of "lowmen", who were seeking him. It turns out that in whatever life the mysterious man is running from, some dark forces from that life want him back to silence him or use him for some clandestined government project, it's never quite clear, but the man does not want to go back to whatever he is running from - and the "game" becomes serious. The bond between Bobby and the stranger grows because of the mystery and power, but Bobby's mother seems to suspect the worst of the relationship and doubts the man's intentions and eventually is instrumental in causing the dark forces to be able to find and then kidnap away the man -- to the terrible trauma and great dismay of Bobby. The mistrust and treachery and greedy deceit of his mother in doubting without reason and thinking the worst of the man and betraying Bobby's best friend to the mans enemies is seemingly unforgivable. The amazing part of the movie is that you wonder how anyone could ever forgive someone for turning in a friend and terminating such a meaningful relationship yet, in the end of the movie, Bobby has somehow managed to forgive his mother. Bobby returns to his empty childhood home many years later searching for the memories and while there by perchance meets the daughter of the girl Carol, with whom he has decades before shared the kiss "by which all others will be measured". I thought it was a very good movie. It kept one's attention well, the plot line held together, it had tender moments and tense filled moments -- and a sadly sweet ending. Anthony Hopkins is always good and Anton Yelchin did an excellent job of portraying the lead child character. This movie is money and time well spent on a memorable movie that also teaches that one can forgive even the seemingly unforgivable.Read full review
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