Since my summer vacation is winding down, I figured I'd treat myself and the wife to a nice dinner and a movie. But first, we went to buy her a new cell phone. Then, off to the Oyster Bar for fried oysters and a beer. On the way home I decided to forego a stop in Borders Books (I *just* cleaned out the office) and decided to rent Amelie (or Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain), which I've been putting off seeing until I was finished with class. Since it was subtitled (it's in French), Deb decided to stay upstairs and play with her phone. So Cody and I watched it together.
It's a nice story about a young woman in Paris who plays matchmaker, and has an interesting way of courting a young man. Roger Ebert sums it up best with: "Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Amelie" is a delicious pastry of a movie, a lighthearted fantasy in which a winsome heroine overcomes a sad childhood and grows up to bring cheer to the needful and joy to herself."
If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.