I enjoyed seeing Mariette Hartley and John Heard in a film together although bittersweet since Heard passed away not long after film was released. Hartley has always been a favorite of mine since her beginnings in films and same with Heard. If not for these two in it probably would have passed this one by. It would have been nice to see more dialogue between the two but this was clearly more about the dynamics between mother and son and how she missed him being away from home. I also liked the scenes between Hartley and the housekeeper played by Valeri Ross. Her teaching Tina how to curse was humorous.
Review of Counting for Thunder
