DannyPatrickUK

This is one of those movies that i loved when I first saw it online. So I really didn't know what to think as i watched it again, but to my surprise it is still charming, funny and sweet.

Enter Danny as the last family guy, just wanting to spend time with son and takes on a job that he hasnt really though through, from Shalom Godsall (Comedian Mike Reid). Then ensues a hilarious journey from Derry to Greece to track down a witness in protective custody.

You may think, that shouldn't be a problem, but it is. This is one vacation you will never forget. I have always liked Mike Reid and Ron Moody and if you watch this movie you will know why.

The sweet caring family man Danny losing more and more of his mind is nothing less than funny as hell.

It's interesting to see Irish reviewers' takes on movies like this. After seeing this movie I still listen to the beautiful soundtrack by Paddy Nash. I put it on this morning, which is why I thought to look up the movie here.

I remember being captivated by the drama of this young kid in over his head, with elements of recent troubles history in his Romeo and Juliet romance with Nadine. The scenes had a raw grittiness that felt very real to me when I saw it in the theater.

So it's surprising to me to hear the film described by at least one reviewer here as both unlikely and clichéd. And I can't argue with that, in terms of history or culture or politics, because I wasn't there. Anyone who lived in Derry at the time would surely have a more realistic view of the troubles and of Irish culture than I do.

But this morning, my young son looked up when that first song came on, and gave me a look, like, "What in the world is this?" After the song ended, he said, "Dad, it's so beautiful, it almost hurts." That's how I always felt about The Best Years. I'm a sucker for anything that's both beautiful and sad. That's how I remember the movie.