A life film “Where the Lord Left His Shoes” is not a story about some fictional world in which everything is fine, but a film about the real life in which we live and about the most ordinary people, whom life does not particularly indulge in gifts!
Frank Diaz (John Leguizamo) and his wife and two children are evicted from their apartment, forcing them to settle in a homeless shelter. On Christmas Eve, they finally seem lucky, after long waits, they get the queue for housing. Filling out a contract for the right to live in an apartment, it turns out that Frank must have a permanent job, which he does not have. And if during this day he does not find it, then the housing will go to the next in line. The hero has no choice but to wander around the city with his stepson in search of work.
As I said at the beginning, this is a movie about the life we live in. And this is really a very true story, which honestly shows life and how it works.
After all, in fact, this is exactly what happens - today you think that it can not be worse, when suddenly everything becomes even worse than it was. It only begins to seem that everything is getting better and you become more fun, as you instantly realize that you were happy early and everything was bad and it is.
And in that regard, this film is very sincere, the main character is not asking for much or the impossible, he just wants his family to celebrate Christmas in his own apartment. And when their little desire seemed to come true, they face another blow of fate. It turns out that to get an apartment, Frank must have a permanent job, and finding a job is not as easy as many people think.
John Leguizamo simply has no words for how good he is in the lead role. His Frank Diaz is the most ordinary guy who has a bad life just because he didn’t have the opportunity to do anything more. He has no wealthy relatives to help him, nor is Frank the smartest (he can’t read or write). And therefore, he does not have to hope for any miracles, he can count only on himself and for the sake of his wife and children, he works where he has to, to earn at least a couple of days.
Scenes in which Frank gradually gets closer to the stepson (it is important to note that the boy is not the native son of the hero, and the child from the first husband of his wife) can not fail to disturb even the most callous spectators.
Director and scriptwriter Salvatore Stabil gave us a real masterpiece with stunning musical accompaniment, which will preserve the memory not for a couple of days, but for life.
10 out of 10