Similarly to Everybody's Fine, the kids are alright, but ooooh nelly, the parents are NOT. Annette Benning and Juliane Moore play lesbian parents to their two teenage, biological children. Picture: typical growing pains, mixed with a sperm donor wanna-be papa with lesbian parents who've forgotten how much they love each other.
I got a lot out of this movie. I know the type of parent I want to become, and the type of partner NOT to be. I thought it was well-written, I truly cared for the characters and felt for the kids. Before we went, I was a bit trepidatious that my better half wouldn't like it. It seemed a bit girly watching the trailers. It's not as girly as I thought it was. It was not a masculine movie by any stretch of the imagination, but the story was good and the acting was excellent.
It was engaging, involving and I found nothing wrong with it. I would recommend the movie, but isn't a theatre must see. I could definitely watch it curled up on the couch with some popcorn at home. A well done movie, but not a necessity to see.
3 out of 5 icicles
---C
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