Sex and "The Kids"

[lillibet]

Jason and I recently saw The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko's film about the children of a lesbian couple finding the sperm donor who is their natural father. We really enjoyed it--it's one of the best depictions of marriage that I've ever seen on screen and the acting is fantastically unstudied

Comments

[lillibet]

Oh, yes--it's a wonderful movie in many (even most) ways. There's just a couple of scenes where there was all this lead in and then just bouncy-bouncy-bouncy.

[deguspice]

I don't know where they got the info, but on last weekend's NPR news quiz show
"Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", they mentioned that researchers are saying that movies are giving people unrealistic views about what a normal relationship should be.

(I wish they'd provide links to the articles referenced in their show on their website)

[mangosteen]

All of this goes to show that sex is a "you had to be there" kind of experience.

[minkrose]

I'm glad you posted this review! I was suspiciously optimistic about this movie - it looked like something I would really enjoy but I don't trust advertising.

I think it's playing at the belmont theatre down the street, so maybe I'll see it soon!

[lillibet]

I think you'd find a lot to love about it. And hey, Belmont Theatre down the street--how cool is that?!

[muffyjo]

Sex is one of the few things that works best when you stay right in the middle of the moment. It almost forces you to let go of all the judgment pieces so you can really enjoy it. It keeps you in the present in a way that very few other things in your life can do.