Worth Watching

I was channel surfing the other evening and came across a movie called The Way. Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez play father and son (which I'm sure was a stretch for them). The son dies while in Europe and when the father goes to claim the body he learns that the son had just begun walking one of the Camino de Santiago routes. So the father finishes the journey for his son, carrying (and dispersing) his ashes along the way.

As low key as it is, I thought it was kind of a great movie. A bunch of people, knowingly and unknowingly, helping each other get through their pain. Which makes it sounds depressing, but it wasn't at all. Just human, and actually kind of funny.

Although I have to confess that I'm always a sucker for movies that let me think, "Hey! I've been there," and this one had more than a few of those thanks to my trip to Spain and Morocco with the niece.

Anyway, worth checking out if you get the chance.