The Kids Are All Right
The movie was like watching happy people slowly make their lives worse by mistake. Then In the end, realizing that everything will be eventually all right. This particular film caught my eye due to Josh Hutchinson and Mark Ruffalo's involvement in this family oriented drama with some weird twists. The movie did a great job of portraying a stereotypical family of four, with parents who tend to bicker, or reignite their passion. Plus the kids who make stupid, or not stupid enough decisions. Mark's character donated sperm when he was 19 and a lesbian couple used his sperm to have two kids, those kids want to meet the sperm donor. It should be a quick meeting to just settle the curiosity, but it gets complicated when they decide to start spending time with the Donor, and treat him like a father figure. The dialogue in the movie was very natural and whimsical with nowhere in particular to be. When a valid story point came up, then the camera would seem to focus in more on what was happening. Adding a sense of importance in contrast to most of the short, simple shots the rest of the time. Overall, a querky movie that gave a very early 2000's feel to it, as well as an interesting little story from these peoples lives.
