The Kids Are All Right

When we went to see 'Dinner for Schmucks' we talked with Super Manager Shane and he raved about 'The Kids Are All Right' We decided immediately we had to come back to see it, when frankly we should have traded in our tickets on the spot! These two movies don't even compare and Shane was right!

What an amazing job everyone does in this film! The acting is just incredible - you would swear the scenes are real and you're spying on some of the most private and personal moments of these people's lives. Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as a lesbian couple with 2 children in their teens who decide to track down their sperm donor. He enters their family and becomes a catalyst.

Mark Ruffalo is the sperm donor who starts sparks flying. He is very natural and very real - it just can't be said enough how genuine everyone seems. The dialogue feels true, the feelings and issues and events - what a good movie.

One warning - this movie is rated R and there's plenty of sex to justify that rating. All kinds - woman to woman, man to man, man to woman.... :) It's all there. There's also quite a bit of frank sexual talk. If you're disturbed by that, be forewarned and don't go.

We walked out behind a group of 5 old ladies who were loudly discussing the movie. They were very upset by the sex and thought it was out of line and out of place. One of the women reminded the others that it was rated 'R'. The others said it didn't matter, 'R' didn't mean that kind of stuff! :) If you agree with them, this is not your movie! (They did however all agree that Mark Ruffalo was cute and worth seeing - lol)

We both really enjoyed this movie. It's fun, totally entertaining, and intriguing. We gave it a '4'. I've already heard buzz about Oscar nominations for Annette Bening and Julianne Moore and they would be well deserved!

Pueblo Tinseltown was the place, the popcorn was fresh and hot with plenty of sprinkle cheese. Sam sold us our tickets with a big smile and nice word and set the tone for a great time at the movies!