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The Leisure Seeker (2017)
Director: Paolo Virzì
Writers: Michael Zadoorian (novel), Stephen Amidon (screenplay)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay
Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Leisure Seeker is a lameo flick with some of the dullest writing I've ever seen.
I knew this was a tired, insipid bore in the first 5 minutes. I wish I would have shut it off then but I made it to 30 minutes...and it was still farcical and it's attempts at humor failed at every fork in the road. It reminded me of some of the lazy writing they did for TV in the 1980s. There was almost no real insight into this aging couple, they were more caricatures then anything resembling real people.
So I watched the whole damn 2 hours. Did it get better? Nope! It ended up having the same half a dozen whimsical scenes repeated adnauseum, ugh.
If you want a serious and candid film about an elderly couple watch Amour (2012). If you want a fun road trip film that's reflective too, watch Harry and Tonto (1974). And if you want to see pee and fart jokes (which this film has) watch any old Adam Sandler film!
Writers: Michael Zadoorian (novel), Stephen Amidon (screenplay)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay
Genre: Comedy, Drama
An elderly couple with health problems (Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland) runaway from their adult kids and hit the open road for one last time in their old Winnebago RV that they call, 'The Leisure Seeker.' CR
The Leisure Seeker is a lameo flick with some of the dullest writing I've ever seen.
I knew this was a tired, insipid bore in the first 5 minutes. I wish I would have shut it off then but I made it to 30 minutes...and it was still farcical and it's attempts at humor failed at every fork in the road. It reminded me of some of the lazy writing they did for TV in the 1980s. There was almost no real insight into this aging couple, they were more caricatures then anything resembling real people.
So I watched the whole damn 2 hours. Did it get better? Nope! It ended up having the same half a dozen whimsical scenes repeated adnauseum, ugh.
If you want a serious and candid film about an elderly couple watch Amour (2012). If you want a fun road trip film that's reflective too, watch Harry and Tonto (1974). And if you want to see pee and fart jokes (which this film has) watch any old Adam Sandler film!