Movies are such great stuff. They often get past the bull and right to the heart of things. So it is with "Shadowlands," a film that can provide emotional healing for those who find it hard to commit to another person because they are afraid of losing them. Anthony Hopkins IS CS Lewis, perfectly cast. And Winger is fine. The whole film is full of lines of power...perhaps the best one is delivered by Winger: "The pain then is part of the joy now. That's the deal." The story is almost secondary to the emotional journey of one man's acceptance of his own fragile, limited humanity. To accept love is to also accept the fact it will eventually leave us (death). "Shadowlands" explores this theme better than any movie in recent memory.
Review of Shadowlands
