Watched In America last night. It is about an Irish family that moves to New York in the midst of dealing with the grief of a dead son while trying to eke out an existence in the city that embodies the "american dream". To explain the movie too much would give away the plot, but ultimately it is about family, life and death, and the beauty in little moments that keep us from retreating entirely within ourselves. The cinematography is exceptional, and every character is complete; you get to know everyone in the movie well enough in the first hour to be able to predict what they will do, but rather than make things boring it makes it all the more satisfying to see each of them emerge from the darkness of loss.
Rating (using the poker hand scale): straight flush.
An aside: This is my first experience with Netflix; my initial impression is very positive.
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