Beginners
From Mike Mills, the writer/director of Thumbsucker, comes a new comedic drama about how deeply funny and transformative life can be, even in its most serious moments. Beginners unfolds through two intertwined storylines of Oliver and his father, Hal: at the age of 75, shortly after the death of his wife, Hal came out of the closet andgleefully embraced his senior bon vivant lifestyle: hitting the clubs, buying a new wardrobe, and, eventually, dating a new boyfriend half his age.
The soul of Beginners is the father and son relationship. It is pure joy. Plummer and McGregor perform an acting dance that is equally exquisite as it is endearing. The two actors play off each other in their scenes together with called-for pensiveness and passion for getting Mills’ story right. Beginners may be a simple story, but its power is phenomenal.
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