The Theory of Flight

I had the fortune of cathing the gala opening of this one at the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL years back and if somebody had told me director Paul Greenglass was going to be knocking audiences out in the future with his BOURNE films I would have called them mad. This film is simply that far away from his later work. Dealing with an emotional cripple who because of bad judgement and a twist of fate becomes involved with a dying cripple THE THEORY OF FLIGHT is one of the most truly touching and unique films you will ever see. In essence, it's a dysfunctional love story and it's brought to life by then real lovers Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter. The chemistry between them is....uh...different but the message is a crystal clear one. Not an easy film to track down but bloody well worth the effort.