Julia Sandberg, a happily married jazz singer, seemed to have it all with a wonderful husband and two beautiful children. But in a routine trip to the park, little Maggie was stolen from Julia, and the mom's life was changed forever.
With the passing of sixteen years, Julia has divorced her husband and is living alone while working in a bank. Her unexpected bonding with a young woman named Louise leads Julia to believe in that she has been reunited with her lost daughter.
Sigourney Weaver and Kate Bosworth hit all the right notes in their character interactions. Both characters were vulnerable and needy, yet were pulled back to the realities of life by Julia's son Chris and his wife Celeste. The film explores how living the pipe dream may not necessarily be wrong for characters with such a fragile psyche.
"The Girl in the Park" could have been a predictable Hallmark film and a maudlin sob story. But the filmmakers injected a tragi-comic style into the neediness of Julia and Louise. Some of the most outrageous moments were the shenanigans pulled off by Louise that somehow made her more endearing to Julia, who was even inspired to have a fling with a co-worker.
One of the most touching moments in the film was when Louise placed a baby picture of herself in Julia's beloved family album. She may not have been the real Maggie. But she could reach for the identity of an adoptive daughter that could fill the vacuum in both of their souls.
With the passing of sixteen years, Julia has divorced her husband and is living alone while working in a bank. Her unexpected bonding with a young woman named Louise leads Julia to believe in that she has been reunited with her lost daughter.
Sigourney Weaver and Kate Bosworth hit all the right notes in their character interactions. Both characters were vulnerable and needy, yet were pulled back to the realities of life by Julia's son Chris and his wife Celeste. The film explores how living the pipe dream may not necessarily be wrong for characters with such a fragile psyche.
"The Girl in the Park" could have been a predictable Hallmark film and a maudlin sob story. But the filmmakers injected a tragi-comic style into the neediness of Julia and Louise. Some of the most outrageous moments were the shenanigans pulled off by Louise that somehow made her more endearing to Julia, who was even inspired to have a fling with a co-worker.
One of the most touching moments in the film was when Louise placed a baby picture of herself in Julia's beloved family album. She may not have been the real Maggie. But she could reach for the identity of an adoptive daughter that could fill the vacuum in both of their souls.