Bob Trevino Likes It

If you want a balm for these difficult times, Bob Trevino Likes It is it.

When one performance in a movie is exceptional, you can credit the actor. But when everyone is great, it has to have at least something to do with the director. That’s the case with “Bob Trevino Likes It,” which has three standout performances.

Best to meet Bob Trevino on its own terms – with open arms and an unjudgey heart.

“Bob Trevino” and its two leads all but reach out of the screen and give you a big hug.

What matters, in a movie like this one, is that we believe what takes place between the characters -- who they are and the ways they connect, and how their relationship evolves.

“Bob Trevino Likes It” is overly convenient but touching, nonetheless.

The plot simplicity of Bob and Lily creating their special connection -- same last name, no relation -- becomes all anyone really needs to expect before simply enjoying this beautiful little film from first-time feature director and writer Tracie Laymon.

The kind of hopeful movie I want to believe in.

Jones and Leguizamo... have an easy rapport, and the device of snapshots for the scrapbooks gives them a believable past. She endows Jeanie with warmth, and also an elusive quality.

Tracie Laymon’s film hits deep when reminding us that one person or one voice offering one moment of kindness can be foundational to repairing and restoring us.