Overview
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.
In many of the reviews I read before watching this film I saw that there was a comparison with American Beauty. I can see some similarities between the two films but I feel that there is a huge difference in the the characters. In AB the characters were empty and probably did not seem like anyone that you might know. In this film I could relate to a little bit of something in all of the characters. Some criticized it for having a yuppie backdrop but I feel that unfair.
I think what made the film especially unique is the pacing. While the movie is a drama / dark comedy it had a bit of a hypnotic pacing that made it feel as though it was a thriller. I think the narration helped in this sense in that the director did not have to spend scenes telling you what the actors were thinking.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Little Children
Movie title: Little Children
Movie description: The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.
Date published: 2019-03-29
Director(s): Todd Field
Actor(s): Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, Raymond J. Barry, Jane Adams, Ty Simpkins, Sadie Goldstein, Helen Carey, Mary B. McCann, Trini Alvarado, Marsha Dietlein, Sarah Buxton, Chadwick Brown, Adam Mucci, Chance Kelly, Walker Ryan, Erica Berg, Catherine Wolf, Chance Kelly, Hunter Reid
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
My Review
In many of the reviews I read before watching this film I saw that there was a comparison with American Beauty. I can see some similarities between the two films but I feel that there is a huge difference in the the characters. In AB the characters were empty and probably did not seem like anyone that you might know. In this film I could relate to a little bit of something in all of the characters. Some criticized it for having a yuppie backdrop but I feel that unfair.
I think what made the film especially unique is the pacing. While the movie is a drama / dark comedy it had a bit of a hypnotic pacing that made it feel as though it was a thriller. I think the narration helped in this sense in that the director did not have to spend scenes telling you what the actors were thinking.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10