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Ordinarily there's a certain expectation from 'made-for-TV' movies. This one, with the always-lovely Jennifer Beals, was marvelous. Her beauty and range of emotion...sometimes carrying scenes with a glance or a facial expression...tipped the scales for me. The interplay between Sarah and her 'love' was sweet throughout, and it was beautiful to see a couple's relationship grow slowly rather than race to a quick end. The final scene, without giving anything away, was just as you'd like the movie to end.

'Sarah's' surrounding cast was fabulous, but Jennifer's starring role was even more so. Three cheers for the movie, and endless cheers for Jennifer.

The beauty of the U.S. movie rental service Netflix is that you can come across gems like this and truly feel as though you've found one.

I thought the acting on all fronts was superb. Sometimes it's not dialog that makes acting great, but rather emotions and looks and glances. Lizzie walking through the bar, looking for 'a man.' You could see how torturous this would be for a fragile, damaged woman. I was amazed at that, and many other scenes that didn't necessarily contain dialog. The whole evening stroll along the docks between Lizzie and The Stranger was full of great acting.

I saw a movie just under a year ago called 'Millions.' I loved that movie, and found some of the same qualities in 'Dear Frankie.' There's a harder and sadder edge to 'Dear Frankie,' but that's what the subject matter calls for. In the end, 'Dear Frankie' deserves every one of the ten stars I gave it. A beautiful, magnificent film where you'll not find one single special effect. And it's a film where the acting shines brightest when mere glances and reactions convey more than dialog ever could.

I can count the number of films I'd watch multiple times on one hand. 'Dear Frankie' is among them.