I rarely review either movies or books, but the new film titled, Reagan was such an excellent experience, I thought I would take a whack. Back in my younger days, though I was far from a liberal, I was fairly skeptical of President Reagan, mostly because he was an actor. I figured he simply played a role well enough to rise to prominence, and though he seemed nice enough, we were too busy raising our young boys to pay much attention to politics.

But back to the movie, itself, first off, Dennis Quaid as Reagan does an amazing job of portraying the president. Penelope Ann Miller also knocks it out of the park as Nancy Reagan. My only knock on the theater experience was the 27 minutes (yes I kept track!) of previews and commercials. My own first lady and I shed more than a few tears especially at the end. If like us, you lived through that time, you will recall many of these events from the 60’s-80’s but seeing them strung together gives a whole new perspective. So, if you have time this week, give this film a chance. It was a real blessing for us!