The Girl In The Cafe, 2005

The Girl in the Cafe is a charmingly awkward story with a strong message about global poverty and disease. Lawrence (Nighy) is an older, tall and lanky, quiet, shy, and mild man preparing for the 2005 G8 Conference in Iceland. (This is for the movie; it was not held there and can not be since Iceland is not part of the Group of Eight.) He gets a cup of tea one day in a cafe and can not find an open seat other than the empty side of a booth across from a young girl named Gina (Macdonald). He politely asks if he may sit there; she says yes and slides to the right of her side as he sits on the right of his. According to her ex-boyfriend this is the "not required to talk" position. After their chit chat they agree to meet later in the week for lunch. He certainly enjoyed her company at the lunch and can not stand to be alone at home; calling her again that same evening to go to diner. She goes, seemly interested in him. After diner they both head home...ring ring...he calls Gina awkwardly asking if she wants to go to the G8 with him. The next scene is filled with Stones music and him jumping with happiness. Perfectly placed music enhances many funny and awkward moments as well as serious ones. After his first stressful day at the G8 he is delighted to come back to the hotel to see her. After a boring day sitting around she is more than happy to be his guest for some drinks with the distinguished guests of the G8. Lawrence cringes as she speaks out of place. He finds Gina reading his reports on world poverty one night - she offers some striking suggestions to get a more powerful message across. Their feelings for each other slowly grow and are pleasantly expressed by a soft kiss. The combination of his facts and her outspokenness may be a powerful combination for bringing the issues to the forefront of the G8. This is a extremely powerful story that is excellently acted with strong emotions and the message that we have the ability to change how the world is.

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