Another Year (a Mike Leigh film)

No, I did not read the plot described in the blue rebox. I honestly didn’t care. All I wanted was a movie with a nomination(s), I would have even gotten Paranormal Activity (I’m a scary cat – a complete understatement). I wiki-ed it after I watched the movie and  Another Day was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Lesley Manville) by the Academy Awards, won London Film Critics Circle Awards for Best British Actress (Lesley Manville) and was the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and  the New York Film Festival. It was also nominated by the British Academy Film Awards for something, won a thing from another place, and more nominations blah blah blah.

What is this movie about? It is a British film, if you haven’t picked that up yet. (and I’m thinking with a British accent now) The story is about a couple, Tom and Gerri (haha…), and their family and friends. That’s it. That is the synopsis of the entire movie. No real climax, no real character change, and no real beginning, middle and end…arguably. A movie or motion picture is by definition the telling of a story through series of pictures. So this movie has a story by definition.  Maybe it’s because there are so many “arguable” parts that make this movie so notable?

Anyways, the movie is slow. I wondered off to Facebook several times and still kept up with it. It’s strange actually. The movie is intense, it’s chilling, and it’s absolutely well made. The main characters individually are complex, the relationships and interactions are intricate and the movie itself is profound. Maybe that is why it was nominated. I am trying not to give away the movie in hopes of someone taking a stab on one boring night. (I look forward to these discussions) I appreciate that Redbox isn’t completely filled with only mainstream movies or children sing-alongs.

On a side note, LIMITLESS was pretty bad! What a waste of my dollar. Geesh.

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