"Melanie Lynsky leads a great ensemble of actors giving great performances making the film more compelling even with some faults throughout the film"
Stories about olden women falling in love have been told on screen and off screen for so long now that these types of women have a word associated with this type of behaviour however unlike those type of women our main female in this film is different then most of those so called "Cougars". Amy (Melanie Lynsky) is just recently a divorcée who has moved back in with her parents Ruth (Blythe Danner) and Stan (John Rubinstein) Minsky. After many moths of depression Amy after meeting Jeremy (Christopher Abbott) she starts a sexual relationship with him that close people around her start to notice her depression disappearing as her secret relationship with Jeremy blossoms.
As I mentioned above stories like the one this film tells have been written so many times they get to repetitive however there is a difference which is that the main character of Amy is very depressed and sad unlike other women who are trying to act younger. The writing of the film flows well through scenes but some lines and scenes written bring the story to a stop as you question the believability of the actions of some of the characters. For example Ruth who seems more critical of her daughter instantly forgives Amy which does not seem realistic to how the character is written. The pace of the film does start slow but once Jeremy comes on screen the story moves quickly which is what you would want to happen.
Melanie Lynsky playing Amy is obviously the standout of the film because it is all about her. Her performance is both comedic and dramatic and she plays all those parts of the character very well especially in a scene she shares with Blythe Danner as the two fight because both get to stretch their dramatic skills playing off each other very well. Blythe Danner plays Amy's mother Ruth and while she starts off as a typical mother character Danner just plays the her so well. She may be on screen less then Lynsky but she plays her scenes so well especially when the cracks are visible in Danner's voice which is just her talent she has build up over the years. There are also fine performances from Julie White, Christopher Abbott and John Rubinstein but these three are not given much to do other then say the words.
The film is a fine dramatic romantic comedy with typical scenes of love but with a different lead character the film becomes more relate able especially in how the lead character is written. Strong ensemble work from almost everyone playing well off of each other.
MOVIE GRADE: C+ (MVP: Melanie Lynsky)
Stories about olden women falling in love have been told on screen and off screen for so long now that these types of women have a word associated with this type of behaviour however unlike those type of women our main female in this film is different then most of those so called "Cougars". Amy (Melanie Lynsky) is just recently a divorcée who has moved back in with her parents Ruth (Blythe Danner) and Stan (John Rubinstein) Minsky. After many moths of depression Amy after meeting Jeremy (Christopher Abbott) she starts a sexual relationship with him that close people around her start to notice her depression disappearing as her secret relationship with Jeremy blossoms.
As I mentioned above stories like the one this film tells have been written so many times they get to repetitive however there is a difference which is that the main character of Amy is very depressed and sad unlike other women who are trying to act younger. The writing of the film flows well through scenes but some lines and scenes written bring the story to a stop as you question the believability of the actions of some of the characters. For example Ruth who seems more critical of her daughter instantly forgives Amy which does not seem realistic to how the character is written. The pace of the film does start slow but once Jeremy comes on screen the story moves quickly which is what you would want to happen.
Melanie Lynsky playing Amy is obviously the standout of the film because it is all about her. Her performance is both comedic and dramatic and she plays all those parts of the character very well especially in a scene she shares with Blythe Danner as the two fight because both get to stretch their dramatic skills playing off each other very well. Blythe Danner plays Amy's mother Ruth and while she starts off as a typical mother character Danner just plays the her so well. She may be on screen less then Lynsky but she plays her scenes so well especially when the cracks are visible in Danner's voice which is just her talent she has build up over the years. There are also fine performances from Julie White, Christopher Abbott and John Rubinstein but these three are not given much to do other then say the words.
The film is a fine dramatic romantic comedy with typical scenes of love but with a different lead character the film becomes more relate able especially in how the lead character is written. Strong ensemble work from almost everyone playing well off of each other.
MOVIE GRADE: C+ (MVP: Melanie Lynsky)