Thursday, January 13, 2022
Blackbird
Lily (Susan Sarandon) & Paul (Sam Neil) plan a final family reunion at their beach house. Arriving are daughter Jennifer (Kate Winslet), her husband Michael (Rainn Wilson), their teenage son Jonathan, other daughter Anna (Mia Wasikowska) with her on-again-off-again life-partner Chris, & old family friend Liz. It’s uneasy tension & awkward conversations as hidden secrets & unspoken feelings are expressed while trying to put up a brave front as if everything were normal… playing charades, walks on the beach, & celebrating an early Christmas. As the plot evolves, emotions explode & surprises are revealed in this drama on a controversial subject. Sarandon, Winslet, & Wasikowska give outstanding performances. The beach house is an absolutely beautiful backdrop. This is an emotional story about family, love, & death.
Alien gives it 3 “The Right To Choose” stars out of 4.
