Review of While We're Young (2015) by Hotfromcauldron — 05 Apr 2015
In While We’re Young Baumbach does Apatow. A 40’s something couple suffering from a mid-life crises meet a 20’s something retro couple mirroring them in every way except with more promise and less regrets.
Cutesy montages show they are losing touch with their contemporaries and out of touch with today’s youth. Yet, prove bodies age - irregardless of spirit. Stiller - fifty playing forty - confuses the issue.
Watts - light on the screen dims - too many roles too close together. Driver is cool and calculating. Then a shift - Baumbach tackles the manipulation of truth in documentaries to heighten drama in a world full of selfies and Desperate Housewives.
He even casts a reality T.V. star as a hedge fund manager. Wink. Wink. And we end with the notion - parenthood propels humans into adulthood. Now that’s a premise worthy of debate. But he doesn’t.
This review of While We're Young (2015) was written by Hotfromcauldron on 05 Apr 2015.
While We're Young has generally received positive reviews.
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