Tuesday 23 August 2011

The Kid's Are All Right



So today, I bought The Kid's Are All Right on DVD. I'd heard some good reviews from it (and it was on sale), so I figured why not?

So the storyline doesn't have the usual drama/comedy conventions. Well, it does, but not entirely. The Kid's Are All Right follows the story of two teenagers (Wasikowska and Hutcherson), living with their lesbian mums (Benning and Moore), contacting their sperm donor dad (Ruffalo) for the first time.  


The first meet is awkward, as expected, but the kids spend more time with him, and eventually grow to love him. Naturally, their mum's get jealous of their new-found father figure, but try to get along for the sake of the kids.




So, the mums finally manage to get along with Paul, but one gets a little too close, and things get out of hand. 


The Kids Are All Right is an enticing film, without all the Hollywood gimmicks, just pure acting. This film shows the complications of donor families in an honest way. A great film from Cholodenko.