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Lola Kirke and Jonathan Rosen in Active Adults (2017)

Review by davidsfrankel

Active Adults

10/10

Great, thoughtful take on love at 20 and at 75

A terrific movie that tracks two couples at opposite ends of their lives, each struggling with similar questions about love and identity. After finding it difficult to achieve a NY lifestyle after college, Malcolm and Lily move into an 'active adult' community with Malcolm's grandparents. While Malcolm is content to enjoy himself there and take it slow in the 'burbs, Lily is immediately anxious to move on to big things. At the same time, Malcolm's grandparents are having their own difficulties.

I found the movie poignant, honest, and insightful. It takes you into the intimate headspace of every character, and two young leads are both terrific. But its the characters around them that truly flesh out the movie: I loved the scenes of Dominic Chianese, playing Malcolm's grandfather, wandering around the diners and parks of suburban NJ in his nicest suit. And the people Malcolm meets in-and-around the active adult community are also superbly weird-yet-ordinary in a wonderful way.

I would highly recommend the film as one of the best I've watched in a long time. It's enjoyable even when its sad, and its ultimately satisfying in a way that is honest to the characters and to a vision of how people--with all their flaws and foibles--grapple with the moments in life that can be overwhelming or paralyzing. Unequivocally ten stars!!
  • davidsfrankel
  • Dec 15, 2017

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