Ordinary People (1980)
Based on the novel of
the same name this is the first film directed by Robert Redford and
stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton. An
upper middle class family struggles to deal with the deal of the
eldest son and attempted suicide of his brother.
Upon release this film
was highly praised and went on to pick up Best Director and Best
Supporting Actor (Hutton) Oscars. The plot of the film is pretty good
and fairly subtle, staying clear of melodrama and cliché but is not
especially unique compared to a lot of similar films that have
followed it. Some of the acting does seem slightly suspect to me for
a film that got so much praise but that is mainly the fault of the
supporting cast rather than the leads.
4/5
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