Marvin's Room is one I have watched years ago and solely for liking Leonardo Di Caprio but it stayed with me more than I thought I would. Probably due to superb performances of Merly Streep and Diane Keaton (for some reason I remember Diane Wiest in this role but I was wrong). Leonardo of course did a great job too. The film is about reuniting of two sisters due to sad circumstances. When they were both young and their father became ill as to require constant supervision Merly ran away but Diane stayed and took care of her father (and later her aunt who is very old) without much complaint. Then suddenly she is diagnosed with leukemia and needs her family to be donors. Meanwhile Merly is a divorced mother of two. Her elder son Leonardo is a trouble youth and is currently at a mental institution. Well they take him out because he is also a donor candidate. And the youngest son (the sweetest kid) joins them in this trip to Florida (from Ohio) to see whether they can save Diane's life.
Unfortunately none of them is a match and then Merly decides to stay there and take care of them all (at a very dramatic scene, Leonardo ran away and then just as Meryl was gathering her stuff deciding to leave the old people and her sister there and bolt, Leonardo comes in the room and asks her where she is going.
Man this film made me cry and cry and cry and cry. It is one of those small but touching USA dramas which are only really good when the acting is good and here it is excellent. It may not be for everyone but I sure liked it even better with this second viewing.
And a pic of young Leonardo and regular Diane Keaton.
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