The performances are good, but if I was watching it on tv and I had to leave before it was over, I would never think about it again. I wouldn't track it down to finish it. I would instantly forget I had been watching it.
And I did not like the jacket Mark Ruffalo's character kept wearing.
The Kids Are All Right
Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
7/9/2010Runtime
106 minsOverview
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
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A warm but prickly family comedy-drama about the messy work of maintaining intimacy across differences and generations. Watches like overhearing honest conversations at a dinner table where affection and frustration coexist.
Mood
BittersweetWistfulTenseJoyful
Themes
FamilyLoveIdentityComing of age
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
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