Birthmarked

I stumbled upon this quirky comedy and stayed for the duration. Toni Collette is great as always. It was particularly fun to see Matthew Goode hiding his good looks behind a beard and big glasses. Don't think I've ever seem him so animated, not stuck playing the beautiful cool guy as usual.

The lakeside setting and period details were engaging. Music was good. Really an unexpected delight to watch this during stress covid19 times.

This movie is a pale imitation of a Wes Anderson film. It has an interesting premise with good actors, but ultimately come out flat.

Watching this movie is so easy,because it is shot very well and the aesthetic is very pleasing. Matthew Goode does an AMAZING job as does Toni Collette! And all the cast! This movie is so funny,and just..just..Good. I find it like satire for socioloists and psychologists. Love this movie,one of my favourite comedies.

It's not like you won't be able to see where this is going. But it's not about where it ends up (though there is a funny montage for that too, if you are open minded to it that is), but how it goes there. And while you can guess the twists and turns even before they come around the corner, the actors make it worth it all - more than decent performances.

Not Academy Award material, but still a really good movie that does entertain it a light way, that should be able to touch your heart. It's a bit crazy at times and it might seem to make no sense either at certain cornerstones. Stick with it though and just enjoy the ride if you can. The actors obviously had fun ...

In 2018's lightly cerebral '80s-based "Birthmarked" scientist couple Toni Collette & Matthew Goode (assisted by Andreas Apergis) experimentally raise kids Jordan Poole, Megan O'Kelly & Anton Gilles-Adelman in direct contrast to each's genetic expectations - to prove that nurture beats nature. But a decade or so in their unimpressed philantropist (or is he?) benefactor Michael Smiley (assisted by Fionnula Flanagan) pushes them to up the ante, adding further strain to their already stressed marriage & family life. Writer Marc Tulin & director Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais made a passable enough dramedy, but like Smiley, many may be underwhelmed by its mediocrity.