Wish I Was Here

Today I would like to recommend you a movie I saw some days ago. Its title is Wish I Was Here and it was directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. The director is at the same time the main caracter (Aidan Bloom). In the film we can also see Kate Hudson as Sarah Bloom (Aidan's wife). The genre is a blend of comedy and drama.

In some words, Wish I Was Here tells the story of Aidan, who is 35 and who finds himself at crossroads. The men has a wife and two children but he can't make a living because of his dreams. He wants to be an actor but there is no job for him and the only source of the money is his wife's job. He had also a financial support of his father but because of his illness he can't pay the school of his grandchildren anymore. The situation is even more complicated if we look his family situation (quite cold relationship with his father and brother).

I like the movie because it tells about the real life and real problems. It hasn't a lot of action, but in this case it is not necessary to enjoy. It is a drama but with some irony and lightness. The life of the main caracter is full of problems but he fights. Aidan try to find himself doing small steps to make his life better and take care of his family. It seems he really wants to be a better husbend and father but to achieve it he needs to find out more about himself and take some important decisions. I like the moments when he tries to escape from the reality and just enjoy his life with the family. Wish I Was Here has a lot of beautiful moments. Some of them are moving and some are funny. Like in real life. Everything goes, everything changes and we have to find ourselves in it.

 I leave you a trailer here. I hope you like it:)