Keeping the Promise (TV Movie 1997)

Keeping the Promise (TV Movie 1997). 1h 35m | Not Rated

“Based on the childrenu0026#39;s novel, u0026#39;Sign Of The Beaveru0026#39;, this is a sensitive and intelligent period piece, for the most part underplayed – a style which lends the movie a ring of authenticity. The cast is excellent, but the movie belongs to the young Canadian Brendan Fletcher as Matt Hallowell, surviving alone in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. There are several particularly moving scenes, carried by Fletcheru0026#39;s appealing screen presence. Surely he is a big star of the future. There is also a heart-rending performance from Annette Ou0026#39;Toole as the much-enduring mother with a catch in her throat that could melt the stoniest heart. I donu0026#39;t wish to give the impression this is mawkish or sentimental in any way, it isnu0026#39;t, but what keeps me going back to it as well as Brendan Fletcheru0026#39;s performance, is the soundtrack, which is haunting and evocative and, alas, not available commercially!”