Flawed, yet moving and a step forward in mature content. The characters are terribly naive and immature about their mother's sexuality (just like the film censors)... and everything else (just like the film censors). Perhaps this is an accurate portrayal for some; I want to believe otherwise. Also, you can barely make out two of the three critical pics in the film!!! How sexually repressed do the censors want us to be?
One other uncomfortable moment was when the kids gave all of their mother's stuff away. People who do not care do this too. Will all of my stuff be thrown away to hasten erasing my existence? Egad.
I can see where this nonsense could turn off viewers.
Even so, this film deals with the death of a parent and the reality of our sexuality. Yes, your Mom is going to die and so are you. This film is not in denial about that. Yes, your Mom and normal people have recreational sex, sex, and more sex ... and they enjoy it. They engage in many adventurous romps and empty-nesters over 50, who are not brainwashed, get a VIP pass to do anything consensual. The true evil lies with the control freaks (like the censors), who want to mischaracterize sex and to reframe morality to suit their timidity. It is hard to believe the retentive censors allowed this film to pass the gauntlet. That is why the topics are so fresh.
One other uncomfortable moment was when the kids gave all of their mother's stuff away. People who do not care do this too. Will all of my stuff be thrown away to hasten erasing my existence? Egad.
I can see where this nonsense could turn off viewers.
Even so, this film deals with the death of a parent and the reality of our sexuality. Yes, your Mom is going to die and so are you. This film is not in denial about that. Yes, your Mom and normal people have recreational sex, sex, and more sex ... and they enjoy it. They engage in many adventurous romps and empty-nesters over 50, who are not brainwashed, get a VIP pass to do anything consensual. The true evil lies with the control freaks (like the censors), who want to mischaracterize sex and to reframe morality to suit their timidity. It is hard to believe the retentive censors allowed this film to pass the gauntlet. That is why the topics are so fresh.