The Kids Are All Right
07-25-10 | 10:18 AM
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...this comment so patently ridiculous.
Far be from me to rush to some romantic defense of alternative lifestyles. I'll leave that to others. However, even attributing that to "lesbian thinking" is nonsense.
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07-25-10 | 11:11 AM
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07-25-10 | 12:06 PM
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Hopefully the word of mouth will get this a wider release shortly, at least for a few short weeks.
07-31-10 | 03:43 PM
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I thought this film was "all right", not amazingly great, but a nice look into what happens when the 2 kids, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson) from a lesbian couple, Nic (Annette Benning) and Jules (Julianne Moore) decide to look for their biological father, whose sperm was used to father a baby for Nic and Jules each. The biological father is Paul (Mark Ruffalo), and slowly after the kids meet Paul, the mothers meet with Paul, and things get complicated.
Performance-wise, a solid cast, though I'm not quite as high on the script as the positive word-of-mouth would indicate, but still a good film.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
Performance-wise, a solid cast, though I'm not quite as high on the script as the positive word-of-mouth would indicate, but still a good film.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
08-01-10 | 12:16 AM
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I like the film and the performances but didn't think they would go the way of
Would have liked it a lot better if they handn't done that but all in all I loved Benning and Moore.
Wasn't quite sure where the story of the kids friends were very interesting and didn't really come to a conclusion. Maybe that was the point?
I did like the speech at the end with Moore giving the speech to the family about how tough relationships can be. That rang very true
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Wasn't quite sure where the story of the kids friends were very interesting and didn't really come to a conclusion. Maybe that was the point?
I did like the speech at the end with Moore giving the speech to the family about how tough relationships can be. That rang very true
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08-01-10 | 08:41 AM
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Saw this over the weekend. About 10 minutes into it, I realized I had read the screenplay a long time ago. It was interesting but it was not an A movie like the critics have stated.
08-03-10 | 08:17 PM
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11-17-10 | 01:11 PM
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Justed rent this one and loved.
I think Bening, Moore and Ruffalo all have a decent chance at an Oscar nomination.
I thought it was funny and well-written, and the actors all did a nice job, too.
I think Bening, Moore and Ruffalo all have a decent chance at an Oscar nomination.
I thought it was funny and well-written, and the actors all did a nice job, too.
11-17-10 | 05:17 PM
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02-14-11 | 12:54 PM
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Yet another movie which contains massive overtones of illuminant propaganda. The movie teaches us that lesbian family is the "modern" family. These women seem very unhappy and for good reason. The characters suffer from a mental disorder brought on by an overbearing father or mother, a distant effeminate father, or the most common factor in homosexual mental disorder, sadistic child abuse. Yes, in the seventies homosexuality was considered a mental disorder until the gay establishment forced the doctors to take this scientific info out of the textbooks. So, if you'd like to see the idea of the nuclear family destroyed and see what the Illuminati (and elders of the protocols of sion) want you to think about the "modern" family, than see this film. BTW, this is a well made movie and entertaining, so you will be entertained, but know what the real agenda and hidden messages are, hidden in plain site.
02-14-11 | 12:59 PM
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02-14-11 | 05:43 PM
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Yet another movie which contains massive overtones of illuminant propaganda. The movie teaches us that lesbian family is the "modern" family. These women seem very unhappy and for good reason. The characters suffer from a mental disorder brought on by an overbearing father or mother, a distant effeminate father, or the most common factor in homosexual mental disorder, sadistic child abuse. Yes, in the seventies homosexuality was considered a mental disorder until the gay establishment forced the doctors to take this scientific info out of the textbooks. So, if you'd like to see the idea of the nuclear family destroyed and see what the Illuminati (and elders of the protocols of sion) want you to think about the "modern" family, than see this film. BTW, this is a well made movie and entertaining, so you will be entertained, but know what the real agenda and hidden messages are, hidden in plain site.
What the fuck!???
02-14-11 | 05:48 PM
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Yet another movie which contains massive overtones of illuminant propaganda. The movie teaches us that lesbian family is the "modern" family. These women seem very unhappy and for good reason. The characters suffer from a mental disorder brought on by an overbearing father or mother, a distant effeminate father, or the most common factor in homosexual mental disorder, sadistic child abuse. Yes, in the seventies homosexuality was considered a mental disorder until the gay establishment forced the doctors to take this scientific info out of the textbooks. So, if you'd like to see the idea of the nuclear family destroyed and see what the Illuminati (and elders of the protocols of sion) want you to think about the "modern" family, than see this film. BTW, this is a well made movie and entertaining, so you will be entertained, but know what the real agenda and hidden messages are, hidden in plain site.
Bonus points for using a Jersey Shore character as a screen name.
02-19-11 | 09:32 PM
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If there's a God in heaven.
And I agree with Jack Straw. This movie should not have been nominated for any Oscars. There is nothing special or memorable about it. It kills me it got nominated for Best Picture and "The Town" didn't.
And I agree with Jack Straw. This movie should not have been nominated for any Oscars. There is nothing special or memorable about it. It kills me it got nominated for Best Picture and "The Town" didn't.
02-19-11 | 10:46 PM
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5/10 for me. the writing was magnetic and sharp, and the characters had an incredible build-up through-out, but i felt the film treated a few of the characters in such an unfair manner.
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02-19-11 | 10:47 PM
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02-19-11 | 11:00 PM
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Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. I think "The Town" was almost equally as great as "The Departed". And is 10,000 times better than "The Kids Are All Right".
02-19-11 | 11:16 PM
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....The Town was good. It was well directed. It's direction is what had it going strong. The story was weak in some parts and that blonde cracked out girl wasn't all that great in her role. That's what stops it from being amazing. It's pretty good but it's not amazing.