This turned out to be an emotional ride, and a story of growth through what has to be one of the most devastating events any parent can endure. There were also moments of deep frustration when it appeared that Macon was not going to make it out of his funk. There were some poignant moments in the film, when the camera revealed the otherwise masked feelings of some of the characters. There were many lighter moments in the film, mostly supplied by Macon's eccentric siblings, but the loss of a child hung over the film like a pall, and was accentuated by Macon's inability to connect to his feelings, or the wider world as he passed through it. But, the murder of his son devastates his world and it takes the prodding of a quirky dog trainer to force him to awaken from his resulting stupor.

Maryland resident, Macon Leary, is a very particular man, he likes things to be orderly and. The tale revolves around a travel writer who slides through life trying to remain unaffected by his travels and inspires others to do the same. In The Accidental Tourist these themes cohere with high definition in the muted personality of Macon Leary, a Baltimore man in his early 40’s who writes travel guides for businessmen who. The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler, narrated by George Guidall, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1985 before being made into a movie with William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis. Geena Davis as Muriel Pritchett, William Hurt, as Macon Leary, and Kathleen Turner as Macon's ex-wife, Sarah, headline, but the supporting cast, including Amy Wright, Bill Pullman and Ed Begley, Jr. A marvelous cast and an interesting story pretty much insures that this film would strike a chord with this viewer.

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