Based on the true story of the polio paralyzed writer Mark O'Brian's use of a surrogate to experience sexual intimacy for the first time at the age of 38. Helen Hunt plays the therapist and sex surrogate, it's always nice to see Helen, and we do see alot of her in this film. William H. Macey has a good turn as an unusally understanding priest and the supporting cast including Moon Bloodgood is all top notch. This is however John Hawkes movie. I am used to seeing him in more "tough guy" kind of roles, but his work as the good humored, sympathetic, poet souled, pious Catholic trapped in a very physically limited body is career best stuff; it's wrong that he didn't get an Oscar nomination for this. ****
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