JAM Reviews A Shine of Rainbows from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

A Shine of Rainbows: DVD: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Review by JAM

When a young orphan gets a second chance at life, little does he know that his life will change in a myriad of ways in such a short time. When Maire O’Donnell (Connie Nielsen) chooses a young boy named Tomás (John Bell) from the orphanage, his life becomes a brand new adventure. From the magical relationship he finds with his mother Maire to the spiritual relationship with the seals of their cove, everything seems to have turned his way and made his life alongside his new family priceless. But when his adopted mother passes, it is up to Tomás to save his new life and the father Alec (Aidan Quinn) who never truly accepted him. Both the boy and the man find something they needed in each other even with the loss of Maire and their family becomes complete again.

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This was truly an amazing movie. With so much emotion in this movie, it could have easily lost itself and any kind of meaning/story that it was trying to impart. Instead, this story of a boy who has always longed for acceptance, ends up finding it with a mother, dealing with the challenge of a father who has been against him from the beginning is a fantastic masterpiece that holds your heart and your mind as you watch. And it will give you the feeling of completeness and happiness at the end of the film as the father finds the son he needs on the shore of a spiritually charged cove populated by seals, the carriers of messages between us and those lost to us. I HIGHLY recommend this movie for anyone with family and who enjoys emotionally well-done films.

John Bell is an amazing little kid. His conveyance of emotion from the utter highs of his character’s life to the utter lows is amazing throughout the film and our interview on HTZ (here) shows a young actor who is going to go far.

The main actors in this movie messed so well for the story as Connie Nielsen played such an amazing mother with an endless store of energy even as she faced the end before her, Aidan Quinn played the disconnect so well that the tension showed in his dealing with his newly adopted son, and John Bell as discussed

EXTRAS

There is only one extra on the DVD, but it is a good one. A look at the making of the movie called So Many Colours: The Making of A Shine of Rainbows. Behind the scenes’ footage, discussions with those involved, and more makes for a beautiful forty plus minutes of informative goodness on the DVD. From discussions on the location, the script, casting calls and more makes a really cool look into the actual making of the movie.

A Shine of Rainbows will place a lovely light into your heart and soul and shine strongly for all to see. Grab a copy on DVD on March 15, 2011 and shine on.

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