The Kids Are All Right

By Helena López Fortuny

"The Kids Are All Right" is a comedy film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, who also wrote the script. The film had its premiere on July 9th 2010 in the United States, and on February 25th 2011 in Spain. It won two awards at the Golden Globes and was nominated for four Oscars.

The film focuses on a lesbian relationship between Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore). The couple has two children: Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), who were born by artificial insemination. Both children want to know the man who donated his sperm (Mark Ruffalo). They find him and they have the opportunity to talk to him. The children tell their mothers that they got in touch with him and the mothers become interested in knowing him too. So, Paul (the donor), Jules (one mother), and Nic (the other mother) meet each other. Nic does not like Paul, but Jules thinks that Paul is nice. At this point, a love triangle begins and everything becomes complicated.

I saw this movie and I liked it a lot, I had a great time. I think that it's original, funny and entertaining.

It's also a disappointing movie because, on the one hand, it breaks with the traditional family structure and introduces a new family relationship but, on the other hand, it returns to the stereotyped family formed by a mother, father and children. Although it has an original plot, everything is very predictable, as in most American films.

It's a film that I recommend to all audiences, I'm sure that it will not disappoint you.

Starring

Nic : Annette Bening

Jules : Julianne Moore

Paul : Mark Ruffalo

Joni : Mia Wasikowska

Laser : Josh Hutcherson

Awards

Oscars: Nominated for the Best Film, the Best Actress (Annette Bening), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo) and the Best Original Script.

Golden Globes: Nominated for the Best Film (it was the WINNER), the Best Actress (Annette Bening) (it was the WINNER), the Best Actress (Julianne Moore) and the Best Script.

BAFTA Awards: Nominated for the Best Actress (Annette Bening), the Best Actress (Julianne Moore), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), the Best Original Script.

Screen Actors’ Guild Awards: Nominated for the Best Actress (Annete Bening), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo).