This is a quiet, slow-paced, pleasant movie about the changes that occur in the life of a paralyzed man because of his new attendant.
The wheelchair occupant is wealthy and awfully restrained and emotionless. The attendant is handsome, brash, aggressively direct, charming, talkative and forgive my french, full of joie de vivre. One of my favorite parts to the film is seeing the 2 of them listening to an orchestra that has been hired as part of the rich guys birthday celebration. The orchestra is playing classical music and the attendant's comments and facial expressions are funny. After the performance is through, he puts a CD on of Earth, Wind and Fire and starts dancing (as does the rest of the old white people crowd) and seeing this orderly dance was worth sitting through the rest of the edgy boring film.
Nothing happened. there was no tension or explanation into either of the 2 main character's background or motivation or personality. The paralyzed man basically amusedly smiled at the antics of his assistant. Plus he didn't even act paralyzed; he was supposed to be a quad but he had too much use of his head, neck and shoulders.
I gave it a 6 (cuz of the dancing and my entranced attraction to the tall and goodlooking and rashly glib attendant) and Bill gave it a 5. Its out on video.
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