We found this movie on Netflix streaming movies. Shirley Knight is really good in this role.
She is Marie Vaughn, living in a retirement community in Oregon. She has her wits about her and she usually takes daily walks in the community. She has an overprotective son who worries about her.
Marie has a crisis of sorts when she become very judgemental of the plans her 22-yr-old granddaughter has to marry a man 12 years older. She is certain that she is making a big mistake, she knows she is too young to make a rational decision. As a result she refuses to attend the wedding, to the disappointment of her family.
But Marie has her own memories of being young and in love, and decides on her own, no one else knows, that she will put on her backpack and her hiking shoes and walk to the coast where the outdoor wedding will be held in a few days. On the way she will visit a place that has special meaning for her.
Her hike is not without difficulty, and one person she meets is Tom Skerritt as Pete. While Pete is open and friendly Marie is guarded and hesitant, but it is clear that they make a connection and we think they will probably see each other again.
Nice character study and Knight is just perfect in her role.
She is Marie Vaughn, living in a retirement community in Oregon. She has her wits about her and she usually takes daily walks in the community. She has an overprotective son who worries about her.
Marie has a crisis of sorts when she become very judgemental of the plans her 22-yr-old granddaughter has to marry a man 12 years older. She is certain that she is making a big mistake, she knows she is too young to make a rational decision. As a result she refuses to attend the wedding, to the disappointment of her family.
But Marie has her own memories of being young and in love, and decides on her own, no one else knows, that she will put on her backpack and her hiking shoes and walk to the coast where the outdoor wedding will be held in a few days. On the way she will visit a place that has special meaning for her.
Her hike is not without difficulty, and one person she meets is Tom Skerritt as Pete. While Pete is open and friendly Marie is guarded and hesitant, but it is clear that they make a connection and we think they will probably see each other again.
Nice character study and Knight is just perfect in her role.