Rating of
3.5/4
This is MY Family!
PsychoKing1227 - wrote on 01/27/11
A pointed and enticing glimpse into the lives of what is becoming a normal family lifestyle, "The Kids Are All Right" offers one of the most interesting scripts since Alan Ball's "American Beauty," and even at the high praise of a beautifully-assembled cast. Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson portray an evenly-divided teenage duet, desperate for a father, but more desperate for progress. Two children who live in a very modern family yearn for the ascensions of the more traditional family tree. Mark Ruffalo gives a moderately-fine performance (though no where near his abilities from "Shutter Island") as their donor father. However, this film breaks more than one heart through the excellent casting of Julianne Moore and Annette Bening - two mothers of two children who have joined together forever in a romantic relationship. The adversities they entangle are no different than a typical traditional family, but are in every way more poignant - for two mothers are always more dramatic than a mother and father. Sentiments aside, this film is by far one of the best of 2010 and is rightly diserved of accolades and more.
