The Kids Are All Right

This movie stars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a lesbian couple with two kids. Their kids find their sperm donor father, Mark Ruffalo, and mayhem ensues. I’ve seen this movie twice, and I enjoyed it both times. It was not my favorite movie, however; I thought it was kind of cliché and just slow moving. Also, I thought the dialog was weird and awkward. I thought this especially when the daughter was talking. Her dialog seemed way too forced, and it didn’t sound like that would be coming out of a teenager’s mouth. One thing I thought was really funny (and kind of desperate) throughout the movie was Annette Bening’s wardrobe. There is one scene in particular that I can remember, when the couple is buying landscaping supplies, and she is wearing a denim, cut-off, button-up shirt. It’s like they were trying really hard to prove that she was really a lesbian. I thought it was funny because it was so stereotypical, but I can definitely see that it was desperate. I am a big Annette Bening fan, but in this movie, I didn’t really believe her. She seemed like the same exact person as other movies she’s been in. Also, I did not really enjoy Mark Ruffalo in this movie. He just seemed way too doofy and awkward for no reason. I don’t think that he should have been nominated, but oh well. Overall, this movie was okay. It wasn’t anything really special.