In Good Hands

This was a beautiful but sad film and I highly recommend it. I have come to expect tragic love stories from Turkish film and novels, so I wasn't surprised when I had to break out the tissues before the end. There is some beautiful art, some sweet comedy with a little boy, and a great twist that I wasn't expecting...and really made me love the film more.

The general plot is a single mom has been given a terminal diagnosis in which she has five months to live. She used to be an art student and now works as a waitress in a cafe, but other than one friend, who seems to need a mother herself, she has no support and thus no one to take care of her son when she dies. After meeting this arrogant bachelor at a coffee shop with her son, she seemingly sets out to seduce him into falling in love with both of them...without telling him she is dying. I can't tell you any more without revealing the twist, but suffice it to say that things aren't as sinister as they seem. There is a missing piece of the puzzle.

There are some wonderful scenes between the five year old son and the potential suitor for his mom, especially when he comes up with some tests of his worthiness. I love the scene in the car where there is mimicking with sun glasses. Asli Enver (of Istanbullu Gelin fame-which she is also fabulous in) is marvelous as our single mother Melissa, she is natural, beautiful and talent as she even gets to use her singing voice to charm her prey. Kaan Urgancioglu (of Ask 101 fame) is not to be outdone and is excellent as the handsome bachelor CEO.

This is a wonderful heartbreaking love story that is tragic but worth watching. I recommend this film to all you romantics out there...and it might even be a good film to watch for Father's Day (especially with its ending along with the film About Time).