Dreams of Dad

If You Build It… by Dwier Brown
…A book about fathers, fate, and Field of Dreams

Get your Kleenex. Seriously.

Well of course I loved it. The movie, I mean. And of course I cried. Like most American men, hell, most anyone male or female anywhere, I always find a reason, maybe many reasons, to just break down at that final scene.

But there’s something extra for me.

When John Kinsella – played by Dwier Brown, in a 5-minute scene that transcends all the rest of his 35-year acting career put together – stands up from his crouch to turn and look at Kevin Costner’s Ray, well, that’s where it hits the deepest. Continue reading “Dreams of Dad”