20th Century Women is a touching and warm snapshot in time that reminds us to be with the people that matter
The film is Mike Mills’ follow up to the astounding Beginners and it was worth the wait
MIKE Mills’ follow up to the astounding Beginners (Christopher Plumber as a septuagenarian widow turned gay man from 2011) is a touching and warm snapshot in time, set on the cusp of the 80s where Dorothea (Annette Bening making all other acting by any other human seem futile) uses her house full of lodgers to help raise her son and find out how he ticks.
Offering young Jamie a truly diverse selection of role models to draw upon, from a punk photographer to a chilled out handyman, this incredibly well written film - where nothing yet everything happens - shows how short our time is and how important it is to remember that and to be with people who matter.
It chooses subtlety where it could have quite easily rub a metaphor laden flannel in your face and offers some beautiful observations anyone who’s been a kid to had a kid will relate to (Yes yes, I know that’s everyone - that’s the point duh...)
It will possibly means more to 70s kids but by golly - such a great script spoken so well by so many great actors - if plastic superheroes aren’t your thing this weekend try something a lot more human.
