*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
This has been one of my favourite films since I was a young child and it's still one of my favourites to this day.
This film is perfect for families to watch, especially fathers with their daughters, as the film focuses on the father trying to build a relationship with his estranged daughter after she is sent to live with him after her mother dies in a car crash.
The aforementioned car crash is the opening scene and is one of the most tragic scenes in the film. We see Amy (Anna Paquin) in the car with her mother and they're chatting and smiling away until, suddenly, a truck appears in front of them causing the mother to divert and crash. What made this scene so tragically beautiful is the song that's played over it, 'A Thousand Miles' by Mary Chapin Carpenter which is also played later on in the film. This is why we feel sympathy for Amy in the beginning as she lost her mother and is forced to live with her father, Thomas (Jeff Daniels), who she has an awkward relationship with due to him not seeing her since she was a child. However, despite this, the two manage to form a relationship when Amy finds some abandoned goose eggs and decides to raise them herself. This seems easy when they're young but by the time they're adults, they need to be taught how to fly and this task is proven difficult. However, Thomas comes up with the idea of them flying two aircraft planes and having the geese follow them.
The majority of this film is a dramatic journey but it's not without its comedic moments. Like I said this is perfect for the whole family at it will appeal to young children, teenagers and adults.
With great acting performances and a beautifully told narrative, this is a heartwarming film that will most likely bring a tear to your eye.
7/10
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