Emotionally stirring but not melodramatic, Stronger tells the story of Boston Marathon Bombing victim Jeff Bauman. Jeff Bauman, a simple costco employee with a crass Boston family and an on-and-off again girlfriend (Tatiana Maslany) becomes a symbol of hope in the face of tragedy.

There's more this film than that. The obvious trauma and accountability that lies underneath Jeff's recovery after the attack is perfectly captured but what drives the film home is the parallel discovery of love and acceptance…

I haven't seen the other Mad Max films. I'm also not a huge action movie person. With that in mind, this movie completely blew my mind. I knew it would. I saw the trailer in the theatres months ago and almost cried I was so excited. Even then you could see this film was special and Miller's vision was on a scale unlike many working today.

I ended up seeing it in 3D which I wasn't necessarily looking to do.…