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Crazy Like a Fox (2004)
the cherry orchard in deep verdure
All the world loves a lover and comedy tries to take us into a green world. This movie gives us both. The hero of Crazy Like a Fox loves his literally ancestral home and its traditions and his world is emerald Virginia.
This heart-whole and superbly photographed movie allows its audience to relax. They know or intuit that they're in good hands. The calm authority of director Richard Squires focuses on the human heart and what makes it beat, avoiding tricks, attention-grabbing gimmicks and the latest trend. Instead, he gives his attention to working with Roger Rees, Mary McDonnell and a skilfully selected ensemble cast to create a world of persons, loyalties, friendships and dignified passions. Many movies come from toolkits. This story comes up out of the soil and the traditions of the state that has given us eight presidents and -- although a modern story set in the present -- gives you an idea of what you have to mix together to get a Jefferson or a Washington.