Venus
I saw a trailer for this film and thought it looked quite entertaining - Peter O'Toole and Leslie Phillips and their relationship with a young woman. I know now how naive I was. Of course I should have considered the possibility that one of them would die. The realisation dawned on me gradually, that it was a strong possibility and in a way that makes it worse. By trying so hard not to cry, you can't get your mind off the emotion of it and end up making yourself worse.
Maybe I'll learn one day.
Click, 2006
OK, stop laughing, that's cruel. Yes, I know Click is a comedy film with Adam Sandler about getting hold of a universal remote that does exactly what it says on the tin - remotely controls the universe.
Yes, I know you've probably seen the trailer and have an idea what to expect from this film.
Well, take this as a warning - it's sad! He fast forwards so much of his life that he misses his children growing up, and worst of all his parents growing old. We have to sit and watch him rewinding to the last time he saw his father before he died, and the missed opportunity to tell him his feelings. He fast forwards so much that he reaches his own death.
And that's not all - the family dog dies too!
So, you'll be glad of the warning here, and be prepared to hide the hankies when you go to see this film. I'm only giving it 1 tear, but it's a big one!
United 93, 2006
I knew from seeing the trailer for this film that it would be upsetting. In fact, I didn't see this at the cinema, but waited till I could watch it alone at home.
I made the right decision there, although I was surprised at how throughout the majority of the scenes on the plane, my strongest emotions were tension and fear. The passengers had heard what had happened at the Twin Towers and gradually realised it wasn't a "normal" hijacking.
So this gets a
3 tear rating from me. To know you're very likely to die in the next hour and make a phone call to those you love to say goodbye must be the hardest thing to do.
Even typing that last line has sent the tears running down my cheeks!
The Green Mile, 1999
This is a great story, but I've given it the maximum rating of
4 tears. There are so many bits where only the hardest hearted person could resist a few sniffles.
If you're an animal soppy, there's a scene involving a mouse which will set you off, and of course since the whole film is about someone on death row, it leads up to an extended climax where I sobbed so hard I couldn't keep quiet.
Fantastic film, but never again.
