Philadelphia Weekly: The Kids Are All Right Changes Mood
Most critics talk about the film passionately and personally, but there often remains a disconnect about how that film actually fits into a critic's life. Not so with Sean Burns at The Philadelphia Weekly in his review of Lisa Cholodenko's comedy THe Kids Are All Right. You can go to the review to read in full his take on the film, bu
Most critics talk about the film passionately and personally, but there often remains a disconnect about how that film actually fits into a critic's life. Not so with Sean Burns at The Philadelphia Weekly in his review of Lisa Cholodenko's comedy THe Kids Are All Right. You can go to the review to read in full his take on the film, but I love how he sets it up in his intro paragraph––a funny reminder of how movies move us:
I’d had a shitty day because my car got towed and was in no mood for a Sundance movie about politically correct lesbian moms who listen to too much Joni Mitchell, yet director Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right sent me sailing out of the theater with a giant, goofy grin. It’s a happy, horny movie that loves its characters not in spite of, but because of their messy human imperfections.