Beginners (2011)

I'd read a bit about this movie and was expecting to absolutely hate it; I'd already planned to break it up into 20 minute segments to make it more bearable.  But I was charmed (and able to get it all seen in one sitting).

It's like a poem or a picture book -- just beautiful.  And although Christopher Plummer has been getting all of the attention as the elderly father only coming out of the closet once he's a widower, in my opinion this movie belongs to "other" story track.  Watching the son fall in love without understanding exactly what to do with it once it's past the exciting, early stage was both lovely and sad.

B+