Dear Frankie

I've been a fan of Gerard Butler ever since I saw him in Mrs. Brown. He's a great actor! I also ♥ Judi Dench! I've also loved him in The Phantom of the Opera. That movie was AWESOME! I spent over $200 watching it in the movie theater. lol Anyways, I came across another favorite movie of his "Dear Frankie" which I'd like to introduce to you all.

Dear Frankie is a story about a deaf boy, Frankie, his mom Lizzie, and her mother Nel. They are constantly running from one home to another to avoid her abusive ex-husband and his family. They’ve recently relocated in the Scottish seaside town of Greenock. Lizzie starts working at a local fish and chips shop owned by her friend Marie and enrolls the boy in school.

Frankie maintains a regular correspondence by mail, with someone he believes is his father. His mother told him that he is a merchant seaman working on the HMS Accra. The letters he receives are written by his mother, which is a way to understand what her son is thinking and a way to keep from telling Frankie about his real father. In the letters, Frankie's father (his mom) tells him about his adventures in exotic foreign lands, and Frankie collects the stamps she sends in an album and tracks the ship's progress around the sea on a map pinned to his bedroom wall. Lizzie panic when she finds out that the Accra is scheduled to dock in his latest hometown. Frankie is anxious and waits a reunion with his father, who he has never met.

Lizzie decided to hire a man to impersonate Frankie’s father. She fails to find someone at the local pub, so she asks for Marie's assistance. Marie arranges for her to meet an acquaintance of hers who coincidentally is passing through town at the same time the ship arrives. He agrees to spend a day with Frankie in exchange for the scant payment Lizzie can offer him. When he arrives at their home to pick up Frankie, they immediately bond. The man and Frankie have a great time hanging out with each other, so he proposed that they spend the following day together along with Frankie’s mother, who unwillingly agrees.

Check out the movie to find out what happens!