{"id":6278,"date":"2011-04-17T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T09:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=6278"},"modified":"2011-04-17T11:28:26","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T09:28:26","slug":"the-kids-are-all-right-starring-annette-bening-julianne-moore-mark-ruffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-kids-are-all-right-starring-annette-bening-julianne-moore-mark-ruffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kids Are All Right starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore & Mark Ruffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kids Are All Right starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore & Mark Ruffalo. Image via rizecity.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jules (Julianne Moore<\/a>) and Nic (Annette Bening) have been together a long time. Despite their own issues, and the issues of their two teenage kids Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), they are managing. But when Laser decides to find their sperm donor dad Paul (Mark Ruffalo<\/a>) with the help of Joni, things get way out of hand: \u00a0The kids really like their fun, laid-back dad \u2013 and he is a true contrast to their over-controlling mom Nic. To make things worse, Jules likes Paul too. And when Paul hires Jules to design his garden, things get even more complicated as something starts between them. How much of a change can a modern, 21st<\/sup> century family can take?<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Review \u2013 with Spoilers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bad: <\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The actions of characters & the depicting of characters:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Kids Are All Right is an all right film, although it is a bit overrated. It has its moments and the acting is fine.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the story and how the characters are shown that I have a problem with. We have a lesbian couple who get turned on by watching gay men porn. They tell us, and Laser, that human sexuality is complicated and we try to roll with that. But never at any point Jules thinks she is bisexual. Yet she jumps Paul\u2019s bones almost the first moment they are alone together. Then she has sex with him again. But we are supposed to buy that she is %100 gay. Fine. And while Julianne Moore<\/a> can be quite pretty when she wants to be, she doesn\u2019t quite have a moment of attractiveness, or even really femininity at this film. I\u2019ll never know how the ever hot-blooded Paul, who all the straight women around him are either trying to bed or are already bedding, found in Jules. OK. So let\u2019s suppose he is all hormones and no ethics- that he will jump any woman when given the chance. But we have him falling for Jules. What the\u2026?<\/p>\n

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And yes, of course Nic eventually finds out. And she goes ballistic. But interestingly, she is more mad at Paul. The kids are more mad at Paul. They treat him like a total disappointment. And while he is not the ideal father figure, he is kind, and warm-hearted and he did welcome the kids into his life, no questions asked. It\u2019s Jules who was married, who cheated on their mom and yet it is Paul who ends up alone.<\/p>\n

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I never quite get it when people become more angry at the other man\/woman rather than their own spouse. Yes, the other person showed total ill judgment sleeping with a married person, but he\/she is not the one who married you. He\/she is not the one who cheated on you. I always think that if you are not going to be equally angry, you are supposed to be angrier at the person who actually had responsibilities about you. \u00a0Jules got another chance. Despite how na\u00efve and weird he is, Paul deserved one too.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sex is reduced to just animal sex. Did we really need to see that much of Mark Ruffalo humping around?<\/p>\n

The good: <\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The acting is really good. Not just by Bening, Moore and Ruffalo, but the kids did a great job too. I\u2019ll enjoy watching them in other movies.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is funny how Jules and Nic were thinking that their son might be gay and they were actually disappointed that he wasn\u2019t, but he had found his dad.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paul\u2019s overall reactions to the event. \u201cI love lesbians\u201d reaction when he found out both Nic and Jules gave birth to one child of his and that they were together.<\/p>\n

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Worth Watching?<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you are a fan of the actors, and can\u2019t resist the Oscar buzz ( the movie was nominated for 4 Oscars \u2013 Best Actress for Annette Bening, Best Supporting Actor for Ruffalo, Best Film and Best Screenplay, though it received none of the awards), it won\u2019t bore you. It might annoy and disappoint you a bit, but I don\u2019t think you will regret the time you put into it. But while it has some potential, there is a big chance it won\u2019t be listed in your best movie experiences.<\/p>\n

Directed and co-written by <\/strong>Lisa Cholodenko. <\/strong>Made in 2010.<\/strong> Currently 7.3 on IMDB.com<\/p>\n

Fun notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the only movie Moore does something against her character\u2019s suggested sexuality. In Chloe<\/a>, she is supposedly straight , married to Liam Neeson. She suspects her husband is cheating on her. But in the end, she ends up cheating on him- with a woman.<\/p>\n

Also on Julianne Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benny and Joon starring Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn, Mary Stuart Masterson and Julianne Moore<\/a><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Shelter starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Laws of Attraction and Pierce Brosnan<\/a> feat. Julianne Moore<\/p>\n

Chloe starring Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Also on Mark Ruffalo <\/strong><\/p>\n

Just Like Heaven starring Mark Ruffalo & Reese Witherspoon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Ruffalo Trivia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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