Shadowlands

A few years ago, I had the pleasure to correspond with Douglas Gresham. (FYI, Douglas is Joy’s son — thus C.S. Lewis step-son — played by Joseph Mazzello in this film.) I had recently seen Shadowlands, and so I asked Douglas how “true to life” the picture was. He told me that some details (dates, places) had been changed slightly for obvious dramatic/story-telling reasons, but that the “spirit” and “feeling” of all the emotions portrayed in the movie were perfectly accurate. That’s exactly what it all felt like, he said.

I own the movie (and the soundtrack), and have seen it a dozen times… and I still get teary-eyed at the scene where Douglas and Jack cry in each other’s arms… this movie rates a perfect 10 from me; I can’t find any fault with it at all.