Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Purely Joyful Movie!

One of the best films i have seen

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I'm giving this five stars for the acting and interesting characters but this felt like a TV pilot. And, like a TV pilot, it simply ended! It was very odd.A big-city Pediatrician goes to the back woods to care for all the hillbilly locals and finds some joy after the death of his wife, and meets a really cute lady. And, as I mentioned before, then it ended!I am not familiar with the leading man, played by Cameron Bancroft. He was likable enough. However, the supporting cast was top-notch and very likable. Amber Benson has a nice, but small role as a hillbilly new mom. She's always wonderful!

This film felt like Everwood meets the Hallmark Channel on a budget. While the storyline is fine, none of the characters were developed beneath a superficial level and felt very phony towards the end. What doctor when faced with an un-breathing son would stop to cry instead of beginning CPR? I wanted to like the characters in this but it felt like movie needed to be more thought through before it could be engaging. For the most part the photography was beautiful and the sentiment was admirable if somewhat unbelievable.It felt unformed when we first see the son left on his own, with no though having been put into how he would spend his day. Some of the hillbilly types were a bit too stereotypical and I didn't really find it credible that they were afraid of big city doctors.I think that the sentiment was legit and the potential was there but everything felt like it needed more development and maybe a good solid rewrite.

Where to start? I am offended beyond words by the way this movie depicts the rural people of North Carolina as ignorant, dirty hillbillies who live in shacks and are afraid of big city doctors. The people who live in these areas are just like people who live anywhere else. Some are highly educated, some aren't. Some are very sophisticated, some aren't. But you would be hard pressed to find anyone who lives in a shack without plumbing. It's certainly not as common as this movie wants you to believe. Also, there are several top notch medical facilities within a short driving distance from this movie's setting. And the phony southern accents these actors tried to pull off are horrendous! Has anybody involved in the creation of this movie EVER been to the area? It's nothing like it's presented. Sorry, but we're not intimidated by people from Chicago. And I hate to disappoint you, but we're smart enough to get our annual check ups. We even go to the dentist, have electricity, and even the internet! I'm also sick of the clichéd "hard- hearted big city doctor moves down south to save the dumb, Neanderthal country bumpkins from themselves only to discover that the idiots have something to teach him, too" plot. It's offensive and overdone. I'm glad that this film didn't get much publicity and that it wasn't viewed by very many people. I just cannot express how offended I am by this film. It makes my skin crawl. I just hope that the next time these people decide to create a movie where the setting plays such an important role, that they actually visit the place first.

Simple Things promises to be an uplifting story on the familiar theme of the big-city doctor learning life lessons in a small town. Yes, the theme's been overdone (think Doc Elliot, Doctor Quinn: Medicine Woman, Doc Hollywood, and the excellent Everwood), but it still has potential. Unfortunately, Simple Things realizes none of it. It's based on a book of short stories "Through the Window of Childhood," but Simple Things treats the story of the doctor's son as a fitfully visited subplot, despite the fact that the children turn in the only good performances in the movie. (Nicole Channing's performance is actually stunning ... her career is one to watch.) Cameron Bancroft is completely wooden in his role, and does more than the rest of the cast put together to murder the movie. He curiously displays no interest in helping his mourning son, and never even touches him except during a medical emergency. The other adult actors are poor as well. Bellamy Young comes across as an annoying goody two-shoes in the role of the town's mayor.Finally, the message is hopelessly muddled. Is it about opening yourself up to the people you serve, or doing everything you can to win the big promotion?