All These Small Moments

This movie is hardly going to be seen! It is one of those that no one has heard of & like me you may come across it by accident (like me). I had no idea about any of the cast, so was iver the moon when Molly Ringwald's name came up!. The movie itself is a slice of life drama mapping out how important little points in your life that will stay with you forever. I personally really enjoyed it as this is right up my street (I hate CGI, special fx & blockbuster movies) give me a little independent cinema any day!

ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS (2018)

This has all the trappings of the style of film I usually love: small, intimate, slice-of-life, coming-of-age, with lots of silence decorated at the edges by acoustic guitar. I appreciate the effort and enjoyed Brendan Meyer as Howie Sheffield, but I found this movie depressing and confusing and it creeped me out. The story follows sixteen-year old Howie as he manuevers through a difficult time; his parents are on the verge of a divorce, which provides an unstable and unhappy environment for Howie and his younger brother. I didn't find the parents, (played by Molly Ringwald and Brian d'Arcy James), sympathetic; the tone of the narrative was a downer; and I had to push myself to see the film through. I like to support first-time filmmakers, and some people will like this film, but I feel like I wasted an hour and forty minutes.

During this tumultuous time in his life, Howie becomes obsessed with a thirty-year old woman whom he sees riding the bus. Odessa grows veggies on a Brooklyn rooftop, sells them at the Farmer's Market, and apparently likes the smell of Basil and the attention of a teen boy. Coming-of-age tale or not, this part of the storyline befuddled me and made me uncomfortable for no good reason; it didn't give me anything of value or insight. I kept comparing this story to Almost Famous and other films in which similar topics were so expertly handled by writer / director Cameron Crowe. On a parallel track, Howie also meets a girl in high school in a room where they both sit out gym class because his arm is broken and she claims to have asthma. Lindsay has a past of her own to overcome and takes an interest in Howie, unaware that his energy is focused on Odessa. I wanted to root for Howie and Lindsay to get together, or have something to champion in this film, but in the end, it never engaged me in a positive way and I just didn't care.

I watched this on Amazon streaming movies, primarily because it has Molly Ringwald who I have enjoyed since her her teen movies of the 1980s. Here she plays the mom and was about 50.

It is about a New York City family, mom, dad, and two teenage boys, but the movie is mostly shown from the perspective of the older boy. It might be considered his coming-of-age story. The title contains the words "small moments" because that is really what it is about, all those small moments that end up forming your view of the world and molding your eventual adulthood.

Mom and dad are having some middle age marriage crises, the teen boys are dealing with puberty the best they can, the older teen gets very infatuated with a married 30-ish woman who often rides the same bus, while a girl his age at school is taking a keen interest in him.

Yes this is a small movie devoid of any real "action" but as a relationship movie works very well.

I enjoyed this little indie film. good cinematography..very de ja vous of teenage years, family...crushes etc. if you expect a all guns blazing high budget youll be disappointed..but thats is what makes the film. There hasnt been one film which jemima kirke has starred in that im disappointed in (she does remind me of vahina giocante)...yes she is raw...and the 'realness' can be uncomfortable for some...but she is also real and unpolished..which is attractive. good performances from all. i hope jemima stars in more little indie films ... check out her others if you are a fan of indie and do not expect special effects..cgi...and over dramtising...this is just real life.

Who hangs out with their younger brother?

Molly says move!

Dr. Rogers is a bit aggressive with the saw.

Don't touch her head.

Can you be more obvious?

What?! Was that a dream? Is she that out of it?

Snaps?

Get your hand out of your pants pervs.

Eating paper seems appropriate. Mom could have gotten non pink weights if she wanted him to use them.

Idiots sons getting mom a card. That's more than most.

"I love wool"... I've said that a thousand times myself.

Love little brothers answering the door.

That's a lot of pasta.

Nice job eatery scouting dad.

That is sad eating.

If you date her you'll now end up eating brussel sprouts all the time.

That is a lot of plastic wrap.

Dirty dirty steps.

Annoying start but ended okay.

Truly a collection of vaguely related moments.

I would like to see more of Howie and Lindsey.