Driveways (2019) was directed by Andrew Ahn. It's story about a difficult situation transformed into something positive because of people being willing to help and trust each other.
Hong Chau portrays Kathy, a single mom. She travels from Michigan to Upstate New York to clean the home of her recently deceased sister. She learns that her sister was a hoarder and the house is a disaster.
Kathy has a nine-year-old son, Cody, portrayed by Lucas Jaye. Cody is a good kid, but he's sensitive to loud noises, and doesn't make friends easily.
Brian Dennehy plays Del, the next door neighbor. He's a Korean war veteran who sits quietly on his porch, and hangs out with his buddies at the VFW. He and Cody bond, which seems natural in the movie.
Kathy and Cody are Asian-America. I wonder if they're supposed to be Korean-Americans. That would be an interesting twist, because Del fought in Korea.
The movie proceeds in an interesting and quiet way. No car chases, no dramatics, no disasters. Driveways is a solid narrative film with great acting, especially by Lucas Jaye, who is a star child actor.
The movie was offered virtually by Rochester's excellent Little Theatre. It worked well on the small screen. The film has a solid 7.4 IMDb rating. I thought it was even better than that, and rated it 9.
Hong Chau portrays Kathy, a single mom. She travels from Michigan to Upstate New York to clean the home of her recently deceased sister. She learns that her sister was a hoarder and the house is a disaster.
Kathy has a nine-year-old son, Cody, portrayed by Lucas Jaye. Cody is a good kid, but he's sensitive to loud noises, and doesn't make friends easily.
Brian Dennehy plays Del, the next door neighbor. He's a Korean war veteran who sits quietly on his porch, and hangs out with his buddies at the VFW. He and Cody bond, which seems natural in the movie.
Kathy and Cody are Asian-America. I wonder if they're supposed to be Korean-Americans. That would be an interesting twist, because Del fought in Korea.
The movie proceeds in an interesting and quiet way. No car chases, no dramatics, no disasters. Driveways is a solid narrative film with great acting, especially by Lucas Jaye, who is a star child actor.
The movie was offered virtually by Rochester's excellent Little Theatre. It worked well on the small screen. The film has a solid 7.4 IMDb rating. I thought it was even better than that, and rated it 9.