The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio: A Review

Warning: This review contains spoilers

I saw this movie a few months ago and I just HAD to share my feelings about it with you guys.I simply LOVED IT!!!

Those of you who know me are probably thinking that this movie must be depressing and utterly sad for me to like it this much (keeping in mind my passion for dramas and movies that make me cry).I actually found this movie to be quiet funny and amusing yet very very emotional.

The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio is a movie that tells the true tale of one” Evelyn Ryan", a struggling wife and mother who is married to an alcoholic and who supports her 10 children by entering and winning contests! Now remember…this IS a true story which is why it’s soooooo awesome!!.

Let me tell you why I liked this movie so very much:

A-It stars Julian Moor who, despite her weird role choices lately, never ceases to amaze me with her talent
B-Woody Harrelson plays the drunken husband.His performance is like nothing you've ever seen!
C-It’s set in the 1950s, which is my favorite decade (they wore such pretty dresses back then)
D-The movie, at some point, features Evelyn Ryan's real children, or at least those who were alive at the time the movie was made
E-It has just the right amount of depression and happiness mixed together to make the perfect movie

This movie was obviously overlooked by the public and never got the recognition it deserves! But then again, great movies rarely do. That’s why you all have to go out and get it NOW. Btw, if you're more of a book worm, there is a book out there with the same name:)