Review of 28 Up (1984) by Jack S — 30 Nov 2008
Apted mixes it up a bit with a more straightforward format: We visit with one "child" at a time rather than constantly cutting back and forth. Good 'ol East-End Tony has mapped out his life almost as well as the upper-class kids did: predicted he'd be a jockey, and become a cab driver if that didn't work out.
His family life seems to have really mellowed him. The black guy now has five (!) kids but is working the same freezer-room job as 7 years prior. Our young missionary-wanna-be still seems like a great guy, now as an East-End teacher.
The other teacher is our likable Liverpool lad, though he comes across as cynical. The most annoying of the upper-class kids refused to be interviewed (thank goodness), but so did the most interesting one, who was by then a BBC documentarian.
The one who did submit to an interview seems like an OK guy. Overall, the paths seems similar to what was forecast in 21 Up, which is bad news for the Liverpool guy's old buddy: He's now wandering aimlessly in Scotland.
This review of 28 Up (1984) was written by Jack S on 30 Nov 2008.
28 Up has generally received very positive reviews.
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