Mein Leben für dich (1993)

Mein Leben für dich: Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin. With Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Queen Latifah. A terminally ill man prepares for his death.

“I lost my father as a very small boy.So small,in fact,that I have no recollection of him whatsoever.This fact is what drew me to view this movie,otherwise it would have been overlooked.My fatheru0026#39;s death was sudden,so he really had no time to prepare in the way that Michael Keatonu0026#39;s character did here.Bob Jones did what he had to do to make sure his newborn son would not grow up without him,and this is what touched my heart about this movie.Also,the scene where a near death Jones limps to his sonu0026#39;s room,up to his crib,touching him gently, and explaining to him that u0026quot;this whole dying thing wasnu0026#39;t my ideau0026quot;. This one,short moment,was enough to console me through my lifelong sadness of having to grow up without my own dad.His dying wasnu0026#39;t his idea.From a revieweru0026#39;s standpoint,this perhaps is not a great film, (the ending was unbelievably sappy),but it will always have a special place in my heart for personal reasons.Those of you with fathers, those of you who have lost fathers,and those of you who are fathers should see this movie.”