Valkyre

The Majestic

This was the latest on my queue from Netflix. I really liked it. It was sappy and sentimental, but I still really enjoyed it. Jim Carrey plays Peter Appleton, a Hollywood writer in the 50's, who's about to be blacklisted. Upset over events, he gets drunk and decides to drive up the California coast. He gets in an accident and loses his memory. He is found by a man who takes him back to the nearest town. A small California coastal town called Lawson. Peter bears a striking resemblance to a young man named Luke, who was MIA in WWII. So much that Luke's father thinks his son has returned home. Peter, of course, doesn't remember any of this and chalks it up to his amnesia. Luke's father, Harry Trimble, used to run a theater called the Majestic, in the town of Lawson. But, it has fallen into disrepair. "Luke's" sudden appearance has not only boosted Harry's spirits, but the whole town. The town of Lawson had the distinction of losing the most young men to WWII for a town it's size. Restoring the Majestic seems to give the town a much needed emotional boost. Of course, Luke also left behind a girl, Adele Stanton. She's not too sure if this stranger is really Luke, but find herself falling for him. There's much more to the movie, but I don't want to give it all away here. This is one I wouldn't mind having in my collection.