| Overall Grade: | A- |
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| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | -- |
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In-Depth Review
ShareWalk In The Clouds, A is rated PG-13:
Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) made a big mistake when he married a girl the day before he shipped out to fight in World War II. Now, after having a life altering experience, he has returned home to meet his wife, Betty (Debra Messing). In mere moments he realizes the madness of his folly and the next morning is on a train, heading to a job selling chocolates so he can keep Betty in nail polish and stockings.
On the train he meets Victoria (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon), a sweet woman who is dying for someone to save her -- and Paul does, as he physically removes two guys that are giving the lady a rough time. Through a series of amazing coincidences that only a movie like this could pull off, Paul finds himself by the side of a road with Victoria, who is in tears because her father will kill her. Why? Because she is pregnant and unmarried. So Paul comes up with the answer: He will pose as her husband.
I have a soft heart for a good romance, and the amazing performances by Reeves and Sanchez-Gijon made this movie seem impossibly believable. Even the landscape is too good to be true, as many of the shots were retouched to make them look incredibly beautiful. But the most compelling part of the story was waiting to see how Paul would solve his predicament of being married to someone he didn't know, so he could love Victoria without sacrificing his moral values. I find romance with characters who have ethics and values far more interesting than those stories that exist in a world without rules.
Content of concern to parents may include dead bodies in an orphanage seen through black and white flashbacks of Paul fighting in the war, and an intimate scene with Betty, his wife, at the beginning of the movie (no nudity). Aside from some mild language, anyone else who enjoys a movie full of romance and beauty should go for A Walk In The Clouds.
Studio: 1995 20th Century Fox.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
