jilena008 Review of Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children (2014)

Ambitious script that delivered and an amazing cast! Loved it!

[10/10 · 11 February 2017]

I was riveted by this movie that was able make the "everyday" profoundly dramatic. No small feat when a movie continually employs texts, online messages and characters staring at their devices. Normally this "dead time" would challenge the pacing and action but the subtext is so subtly built upon with tremendous acting that this movie achieves my expectations of a great drama. Not just tears... er, the roller-coaster of the character's journey but a mirror of the challenges many of us can relate to. In this case, it's life and love in this new digital age. The topic was explored with an unscathing hand so we felt the deep affects of everyday digital minutiae without even needing to explore the more extreme consequences of online interaction like cyber bullying, etc. It felt implied to me. Our worlds and our hearts are built on communication and the platform of that communication, shapes it.