Home Again DVD (2017) - Romantic Comedy Movie Starring Reese Witherspoon - Perfect for Family Movie Nights & Relaxing Evenings

Alright, I love feel-good movies, and this one took me to the loving, kind, open, and warm spaces of my childhood. I think that most of us live lives free of active enmities; lives filled with loved ones, young and old, who are rooting for us and wanting us to do well for their own sakes and ours. In the rushed bustle of life, it is easy to forget this. I enjoyed the young girls very much and the young men reminded me of people I know, some of whom were taken in by my large family for various reasons. Sheen's character was quite typical in his take-them-for-granted-just-to-realize-you-need-them-more-than-they-need-you-because-success-isn't-everything kind of way that some careless fathers and husbands tend to have about them (women can be careless mothers and wives too, but the movie was not about that particular gender dynamic). Sheen's bearded, rotund, self-satisfied, cynical and manipulative behavior contrasted beautifully with the young men's, clean, lean, hungry, admiring, and eager openness. Youth versus experience! Reese was relatable as the dependable, lovely but not too thin, not too well dressed mom starting over at 40, after a separation. True to life, she tried, failed, redefined, and finally found a sure footing because she was open to the support of old and new people in her life. For those of us single mothers who strive to foster happy memories, this movie is reassuring in the simple message that, yes indeed, it is possible. I know that this is a RomCom, but I related less to the "romance," gravitating instead towards the warm family messages and strong female lead.