Review of Benny & Joon (1993) by Another V — 03 Dec 2016
It's been a while since I've seen this. Forgotten some of the details, actually, but I remember really liking this love story.
Performances are good all around, and this is my all-time favorite Johnny Depp character. He started out slightly annoying and grew on me, until I really wanted things to work out between Sam and Joon.
The ending is not as happy as I would have liked and yet, it works and is beautiful, because Sam demonstrates a love toward Joon that is hopeful, non judgmental, and perservering, the kind of love spoken of in First Corinthians 13.
As a Johnny Depp fan, I was interested to read that his former partner of 14 years wrote about him: "He is a sensitive, loving and loved person", even though their relationship had ended.
Some people bring out the best in each other, don't they? Even if things don't ultimately last a lifetime. If we could all be so lucky that our loved ones and even former long term partners would say something so nice about us.
This review of Benny & Joon (1993) was written by Another V on 03 Dec 2016.
Benny & Joon has generally received positive reviews.
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