Too-smart-for-his-own-good 10-year-old Henry James Herman sets out to locate his father, an anonymous sperm donor, in this quirky comedy. Along the way, Henry uncovers family secrets that only deepen his existential quandary.

This was a great little movie. I was totally not expecting it to be good at all. It starts out with a bit of dark humor and blossoms into an intelligently witty comedy.

You fall in love with Henry, who isn't smart he just has one hell of a memory. He has this settle path to being bitter which is quite funny. The story of his Mother, which is where the story starts out, captures you and makes you want to see where this is going. I love it when the character building is done as well as it is in this movie. All the characters fall into place perfectly and make a wicked story.

Although you do get lost here and there and wonder why some scenes even made the cut, it is a great watch and a feel good movie.

So I've gotten to the point of no more time and I am going to list the top 3 in a category form, and my best choice. So here we go..

Documentary / Reality / TLC Type Fans:  Monica & David

As I said in my summary, this movie just warms your heart. I went home after watching this and all I wanted to do was hold my wife because I love her just as unconditionally as these two love each other.









Funny, witty, offbeat comedy that is just great. It's all about finding love in the strangest way, well, right away. The cast is just perfect and the movie ends in such a way that you just feel good.







Chick Flick / Drama Fans: A Little Bit of Heaven

I gave this movie a straight 5 stars and it was well deserved. It's a classic Hollywood romantic movie that adds in all the elements needed to make both the boy and girl watching interested. It's even family (older kids) friendly! With an all-star cast it works well for tonight.

A wry look at the insanity of married life, this offbeat comedy follows the whirlwind romance between neurotic Ira and free-spirited Abby.

In this romantic movie for Valentines Day, we bring back Chris Messina again. I'm impressed with this guy, he actually brings a good vibe to movies and I enjoy watching him act. In this movie he plays Ira, a unstable person, who in the first 10 minutes of the film he meets Abby (Jennifer Westfeldt) who offers to get married right away. The story then revolves about them building their new married life, adding in their parents getting along very well. It works together seamlessly

This is a comedy and brings a great cast of recognizable faces into it. You have people like Jason Alexander, Fred Willard, Judith Light and Chris Parnell. It is fun to watch and it is not bad story. It does not make you feel bad and will make you giggle here and there through out it. You can miss a part here and there and still be able to follow the story easily. It is on the watch list if you haven't seen it yet. It's all about building something from nothing.

Filmmaker Alexandra Codina explores the nuances of love and commitment in this cinematic portrait of a soon-to-be married couple with Down syndrome.

With all the scripted stuff I have been watching in the Romantic category, I can't believe how much of a relief it was to find this film. I have only seen one film in my time about Down Syndrome, and it wasn't even a documentary. It was more of a joke to watch in high school. Not because of what is was about, its because sensitivity and understanding did not exist in the 70's.

When I started to watch this documentary, I was expecting all the years of TLC type shows to rub off and make this poor quality entertainment based on someone's disability. This wasn't. This is a 100% a documentary following a very true love story of Monica and David. Honestly, we all think we know what love is, and trust me that after watching this you will second guess yourself. The feelings that these two have for each other is true, unscripted and genuine.  Like that of a child for their stuff friend or a cat for their owner.

If you and your partner enjoy documentaries, this is the movie to watch with no question. You honestly cannot understand until you watch it how much it will warm your heart and your soul.

In this charming indie comedy, Don Juan wannabe Ethan's designs to woo the beautiful Madison are jeopardized when his brother gets involved.

Movies have the same theory as books, never judge a book by it's cover. Another "Romantic" movies to submit for Valentines day is this one. I'm not going to say it is one of the greats, but it surely is not bad. Netflix did a horrible job summarizing this movie, IMDB says it a little better:

Cheerfully clueless and unexpectedly charming Ethan attempts to win the heart of high school hottie Madison Sweet, only to find himself in competition with his own brother. 

No big names here, just professionally amateur acting. While Ethan (Seth Packard) is unsuccessfully trying to win the heart of his high school crush (Shay Williamson), he gets blocked by his brother (Matthew Webb) who has own greedy intentions. He is then sent to live with his cousins, in which his cousins-cousin (Lauren McKnight) has a crush on him.

When he returns home, Cleo does bad to be sent to live with his family. She flirts and flirts but instead try's to help Ethan get Madison away from his brother. This is a classic teen movie and would be good for the 13 to 17 teen viewers to snuggle up to, if they like independent films. It's not a bad story and it is well delivered, so it's worth the watch.

Things get mighty sticky in this affably offbeat indie comedy when a hapless 40-year-old divorcé falls for his brother-in-law's charming niece

We are so close to the end of the Valentines Day quest that I am going into overtime now to stuff as many movies as I can in the next 24 hours. Today I start with a quirky, off-beat comedy. I know I stole off-beat from the description, but it is.

The story revolves around a Japanese fellow  who wife left him and he moved to live with his sister and brother in law in the U.S. His sister wants to help, his brother-in-law thinks he's retarded and he has to share a room with his 10 year old nephew who is a piano prodigy. While living here his co-workers and sister are constantly trying to help him find love. When he sees his brother-in-laws niece after many years he instantly falls in love with her.

This movie is adorable, as long as you don't mind reading the occasional sub title here and there. If you dig this kind of thing, than you will like this movie. It's not on the top of the snuggle list, but still worth the watch if you have seen everything else I have mentioned.

Marley Corbett has always preferred to keep her romances relaxed and fun with no risk of commitment. But after she learns she has terminal cancer and becomes Dr. Julian Goldstein's patient, they both discover that love can change everything.

Well, after I told my wife about my quest she kept telling me I should add The Notebook to my list. That movie just didn't fit my credentials, since I am looking for movies that people would not likely pick up and watch right away. Also, I am doing my best to avoid majorly romantic "chick flicks" to save the guys some hours in their lives.

I clicked on A Little Bit Of Heaven because it seemed that it would be a decent comedy, chick-comedy when you get Kate Hudson involved.  It gave just that, a classic type of Kate Hudson comedy with a very sad twist. It dapples in the hard topic of finding out you have cancer and living with it. Turns out, it makes an excellent Valentines Day movie! It makes you laugh, cry, love and feel. Best part is, a Guy can actually make it through this movie.

With an all-star cast, sad story and good writing it really created an excellent combination. This might even be the movie I choose for us to watch that special night.