We were looking for a lighter movie on Thursday evening. Little Children wasn’t it.
Still, a worthwhile movie which I’d add to your future DVD queue, without worrying about seeing it in theaters. This is a character story, centered around the affair between the mother of a small child with the father of a small child: both adults are the caregivers.
It’s not a visual extravaganza, but a tale with funny moments in the first half and crunching, near-tragic moments in the second half. Watching people’s marriages teeter isn’t my idea of fun, but there is humor in the small moments all the same. I’m not surprised to learn Little Children was a book first. It feels almost like a play, in a positive way.
Metacritic score of 76 might be a little high, but not outrageous.