Thumbs UP

"Sweet Nothing In My Ear" has my double thumbs UPs. Well made and very wise decision not to include into the movie "the winner." The message of the story is the family needs to stay together for the sake of the child. A parent shouldn't make a decision based on their own fears. Dan Grisham was grieving for the hearing baby he once had and Laura Grisham was scared of losing Adam once he is CIed and speaks. Both had their own agendas and the movie was not about Adam at all. It was about the journeys of the parents, their inner struggles, their selfishnesses, their dreams, trying to fool themselves into thinking they wanted the best for Adam but the reality was they wanted something for themselves.

This is the journey many hearing parents experience when they have a deaf child.

I was hoping Dan and Laura might unite and ASK Adam what he wanted but it did not turn out that way - they wisely left off when Laura and Dan made their confessions and agreed what was the best for themselves was each other, and was not necessarily about Adam.

As always, Phyllis Frelich and Ed Waterstreet brought quality to the movie. I think were Phyllis younger, she would have made a better Laura, but MM did an excellent job, nonetheless. Jeff Daniels was full of surprises...he did a decent job.

Deanne Bray was a surprise cameo! Always good to see her on screen.