get low

So, I've seen yet another movie based on the concept of forgiveness, is this something in the cultural zeitgeist that I'm not privy to? Get Low is a nice summer movie (along with Inception) in that its lite fare that whisks you away to another time and place. Specifically Tennessee in the 1930's. The script is loosely based on a true story of a mountain man hermit who held his own funeral before he died. Its a cute concept, they try to add more weight to it by adding a mystery element of what the hermit had done to drive him into seclusion (this is ultimately anti-climatic). What's really great about this movie is the actors. Every principle actor in the movie is stellar and of course Robert Duvall steals the show. I also enjoyed it being a period piece. Maybe because its August in NYC, I enjoyed feeling like I was in the mountains of Tennessee in 1930? Its a sweet story filled with humanity and some lite comedy thanks to Bill Murray.