I don't know how Danny Deckchair ended up in my Netflix queue, but I'm glad it did. I haven't seen a movie that charmed me like that in a long time. It's a modern day fairy tale with just enough Aussie quirkiness to keep it interesting, odd though, since it was written and directed by an Anmerican.

Deckchair stars Rhys Ifans in the title role as the disaffected Sydney suburbanite. If you don't recognize the name offhand, you might know Ifans from his role as the wacky Welshman in Notting Hill. He's perfect as Danny, a character you will fall in love with.

Here's the blurb from Imdb:

Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back again and embrace his newfound zest for life.