When this grown man finds himself alone, mechanical,bereft of feeling in his middle age,comfortable yet empty, he 'happens" upon a picture of a little boy who is up for adoption among many in a window as he passes by.While he is in the position to provide the material things,security and home to the child in distress, the boy,although himself a derelict on the sea of life, still can feel and has felt the pangs and deep love and hurt of life unlike the man, and from this hard earned deep emotional well he is able to provide his new Father a far more substantial quid pro quo.Both William Hurt and Chris Leary Miles prove that their talent is not only acting, but in readily tapping into the Old Souls that they are.Both reflect the Author' David Cook's every nuance ,every glimpse of the needful souls they portray .Chris plays the part masterfully, both of a cunning fox, but a vulnerable damaged untrusting soul, who despite his past is just waiting to show love and be loved if given the chance, with no strings attached once is guard is gingerly taken down.A warm heart in trade for a warm hearth.A great piece of artistry in it's purest sense, both the book and the movie,which faithfully mirrors it.James Hagerty, Westminster,Maryland
Review of Second Best
