I'll See You in My Dreams
First screened in August 2015
Director: Brett Haley. Cast: Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr, Rhea Perlman, Mary Kay Place, June Squibb, Malin Akerman, Reid Scott, Mark Adair-Rios, Max Gail, Arthur Roberts, Harold Cannon-Lopez, Vic Polizos, Michael Yama, Shoniqua Shandai. Screenplay: Brett Haley and Mark Basch. Twitter Capsule:
Astutely observed and acted. Late-life tales so rarely done well, even stylistically flat ones can sing.
VOR:③
Accumulates in power and poignancy as it unfolds, and avoids pandering to its audience. This is rare in most U.S. movies, and certainly in the few about late middle age.
