Great Love story, I like it when you Americans put a bunch of characters on a road trip. Classic!. This film takes you beyond the bitter part of life back into the sweet. The music just blend in, the camera capture is somewhat 'spiritual'. Simple movie, brought tears to my spirit's eyes. This one truly touches the heart. One great movie making!. Salute. The cast is perfect in their place. People may shine only in a moment in their life. And that moment will shine forever in whosoever is touched by it. I almost give up on Hollywood, but this shows, you still can do it right!Salute ^ ^

I wouldn't say this is the most action packed movie, or even close to it. Nothing much happens, but there was still something about it that made the movie worth watching.Delving deeper into the past of the ex convicts life was interesting, and almost made me sad, but I don't think the movie included enough that it would grab all viewers attention. I guess it depends on your personality, what you like and who you are, to decide if its the type of movie for you.It isn't something I'd usually watch, but I won it from a magazine competition, and I quite enjoyed it. It certainly entertained me for a good hour and a half of my day off from school.

The word judgement, and its various forms, is repeated throughout this movie. I think that is really what this story is about. Brett tells Martine he worries about her because, "you have no judgement." The couple in the van ask Brett, "Are you judging us?" Maria Bello's character asks Brett, "Are you judging me?" for example. These characters are always judging someone, something, or some situation and then they have to try and understand the consequences of their judgement. All three characters are largely in the situations we find them in due to their judgement or lack of. And Kristen Stewart... wow!.... I am really looking forward to watching her talent/career develop over the next 20 years.....quite exciting.

'The Yellow Handkerchief' is a lovely film about redemption, faith and love. The main character is no doubt Brett Hanson (William Hurt) and he is amazing as a middle-aged, drained man. I have not seen many films with him, but I loved how he represented a life that lost its way and the unlikely road that leads back. Brett (Hurt) is a man who one night looses all that he has in a fit of anger. The journey begins when he meets Gordy, the masterful Eddie Redmayne and the 'plain-jane' Martine, an ever frustrating Kristen Stewart. Gordy, Martine and Brett take off on a Louisanna crossing to get Brett home. Martine and Gordy seem to be up for anything and that really shows as they all travel together. There is little character development on the part of Martine and Gordy, but enough to understand why it is so important that these three loss souls meet one another. If knowledge is in the journey, these three characters learn who they are and what they want out of life. It is beautiful and heartbreaking to watch the pain of discovery. Maria Bello and her short scenes are amazing as well. What this film lacks in story- it often moves a little too slow for me- it makes up double in the acting by the leads, except for Kristen. Kristen struggles throughout the film with her Southern accent- sometimes it is on full force and other times there is nothing there and that is troubling, but even more then that is her constant need to stare into space, play with her hair and bite her lip. At first I thought it was a young twitch or something, but after seeing a few movies with her in it- it really distracts from the characters she plays, and this is true with Martine. Redmayne, Hurt, Bello are in a class alone and their relationships are the heart of the film. Redmayne, the lost youth who does not seem to belong anywhere. Hurt, the man looking for redemption and meaning in a world gone mad. And Bello, waiting to heal old wounds. A heart-warming film about the roads life takes us on and the people we meet along the way that teach us.