Review of 42 Up (1999) by Mark S — 03 Jul 2011
This reminded me a lot of 21 up where not much is new with most of the people. In a lot of ways its just a matter of their children being a bit older and a few job switches.
I was happy to see Symon was back but wish they had of explained what happened in his first marriage a bit more clearly. Especially since he had five children and its interesting if he is becoming an absentee father as his was.
I think what makes this series so remarkable is that over its course you really start to care about the people in it and pull for them. Some people say that this was just a precursor for reality tv but I can't disagree more. Reality tv spews out unremarkable forgettable clones while this movie delivers a diverse, memorable group that you really feel invested in after a few episodes.
Just as a random side note... I really wish they'd interview Grevel (sp?) who was in Andrew's house at age 7 and gets dissed every 7 years.
This review of 42 Up (1999) was written by Mark S on 03 Jul 2011.
42 Up has generally received very positive reviews.
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