Review of Be with Me (2005) by Thomas T — 14 Oct 2007
Theresa Chan, an elderly blind and deaf woman playing herself, is one of the most magnificent screen presences I have ever encountered. Her life story is relayed through her autobiography as its being read by a lonely, widowed restaurateur whom she has befriended. This story is inter-cut with two other seemingly unrelated love stories (one involving a security guard who.
Stalks a woman living in his building and another about two teenage girls who meet on the internet and embark on a sadly short-lived affair). Theresa Chan's remarkable self-reliance and determination to lead a full and meaningful life in spite of her disabilities is an awe-inspiring lesson in humility that dwarfs the problems of the other characters in the movie and probably everyone who ever sees the movie as well.
Be With Me is the first movie I've seen in a long time that made me feel something like a love for humanity.
This review of Be with Me (2005) was written by Thomas T on 14 Oct 2007.
Be with Me has generally received positive reviews.
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