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Posted at December 27, 2011, 5:37 pm:

Digging to Chin
I caught this 1998 movie this morning and what a pleasure it was. Kevin Bacon as a mentally impaired man who is befriended by 10 year old, Evan Rachel Wood. I hadn't seen Wood in anything but 13 (excellent BTW) and she was terrific. What a pity that excellent child actors don't last forever.
These kinds of movies are too rare. Movies that spend 90 minutes (not 2) getting to know the characters. Wood and Bacon had a lot of screen time and they were both up to the task. Wood as Harriet is a smart, curious, adventurous girl who isn't afraid to befriend someone different. She and Bacon (Ricky) form a wonderful "childhood" friendship that is truly touching at times. They had a scene late in the movie, when Ricky is leaving for "a home" that is powerful and Bacon is superb
Mary Stuart Masterson plays Harriet's older sister (or is she?) who doesn't really understand the innocent and special relationship between Harriet and Ricky. Cathy Moriarty is Harriet's mom.
For a terrific story and performances of simple events that add up to much more than first appearances, check out Digging to China.
Directed by Timothy Hutton

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