Beginners – 2.5/5
Ah, the 20th Century Women cinematic universe. That movie made me want to be a Mike Mills fan, but in the thinly-autobiographical this (and the equally uninteresting C'mon C'mon), the only thing I find I'm a fan of is his mother. Whether as Annette Bening, as Mary Page Keller, or as Gaby Hoffman, the mothers are the only ones who have any spark, any mystery, anything worth knowing. Christopher Plummer is just Old Gay Man. Ewan McGregor is just Sad Man In Love. Mélanie Laurent is just a French Object. In 20th Century, there was a whole life.
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