May December.
Every relationship is inherently fraught with insecurities, and how one reacts to these fumbles leads to a deepening or shattering of the relationship.
Imagine a 35-plus-year-old lady, deciding to live her entire life with a boy old enough to be her son, Ah! I am sure the French president just crossed your thoughts, but no that is a very stable and well-thought-out relationship, nay a strategy one would say, with shades of a lavender marriage, a la- Hugh Jackman.
Too much rambling?
Have I just confirmed what you guys knew all along? That I am a lady with loose screws and missing marbles? Ha! Ha! Or it could be that I was watching a movie that led to deep thinking and I shared it with you here.
I watched May December on Prime Video, last night and it threw me for a toss.
1- Because Natalie Portman, a brilliant actress by any standards simply kills it in this movie. She is so vile that I hated her, and that should help you gauge her performance.
2- The resurgence of Julianne Moore, who though never out of action, gives an outstanding performance in this comeback of sorts and riffs well with Natalie Portman. But then she has previously been part of projects, that too were women-centric, so this was no surprise.
It is a simple premise: an older woman (Julianna Moore) beginning a relationship with a 14-year-old boy and continuing it into marital bliss. We meet the couple 20-odd years later when they already have a daughter at college and twins – a girl and a boy, graduating in a week. Very cleverly woven into the narrative is the fact that the couple make some money, by selling their life stories. So now they have agreed to let an actor- Natalie Portman into their lives briefly, as she is doing research for a movie that is being made about this case.
Of course, this causes ripples and waves and even a mini-tidal event, in the otherwise calm lives of the couple. No major secrets came tumbling out of closets, but even then, there is friction.
The narrative is slow and steady and I liked how it builds up and shows you all facets of the mirror. All in all, it is a good watch.
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