Movie of the Month
A nuanced ensemble piece with across-the-board stellar acting, Little Children, directed by Todd Field, is the best film I’ve seen in the theater this year.
(Nevermind that it’s the only film that I can remember seeing in a theater this year — the combined result of Netflix, a toddler at home, and a spouse with a limited cinematic palate. But that’s another story.)
Seriously, this is a tremendously gripping, emotionally complex film. As brocksilvey puts it in his review on IMDB,
Can there be such a thing as a feel-good movie about marital infidelity and suburban ennui? If so, then I believe this haunting, powerful and superb new movie from Todd Field may be it.
Kate Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley especially give outstanding performances, but the stength of the acting throughout the cast is a testiment, I think, to Field’s understanding of human nature and his skill in guiding the actors towards these performances.
Pardon me while I swing over to Netflix to add his first film, In the Bedroom, to my queue.
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