Beautiful Girls
Beautiful Girls , released in 1996, has long been one of my favorite movies. It's not for everyone, I admit. Also, I'm not sure how well it has aged. I watched it last year and enjoyed it, yet something felt different. Perhaps what's different is me. Human beings are meant to change. Our lives are relatively short, yet significant. Without adjusting, changing, growing, and advancing, our lives are much less significant, though. Staying stuck where we are is problematic for a lot of reasons. I mention this because this movie deals with the way we change and grow. The movie is set during a 10-year reunion in a small town. The main character, Willie (Timothy Hutton), is at a crossroads in his life. It's time to grow up. Staring at him is the pull of youth and also the demands of adulthood. His old friends seem stuck in high school mode. When men refuse to grow up, it impacts their relationships, and his friends show signs of stagnation in their relationships with ...