Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn have not forgotten what it looks like to fall in love with someone for the first time and they do an excellent job of portraying the awkward, the nervous, and the falling into joy. The story is portrayed with a minimal cast of a lonely old bachelor (without one picture hanging on his walls) drudging through his day until he comes home to find a lovely neighbor, Mary, inside his house. Robert is a bit freaked out (who wouldn't be) until Mary explains that the door was open and with the car crashed into the garage door, she thought she'd better check to see if he was all right. After that, Robert melts. He and Mary begin dating and he spends time researching the "right thing to do" by asking all of his coworkers at the grocery store for advice.
The beginning is just the beginning of this movie. It's hard not to get swept up in the joy of new love as portrayed by these two experienced actors. It's also difficult to ignore the odd music choices. But, these are only mildly distracting and, in retrospect, foreshadow the end of the tale very well.
This movie will grab you by the heart.
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