Friday, 6 September 2013

Confused family fueds

The Oranges (2011)

Directed by Julian Farino this film stars Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Alia Shawkat, Alison Janney, Oliver Platt and Catherine Keener. After 5 years away a rebellious daughter returns home to cause havoc between two families.

There are a few problems with this film but the main one seems to be that it is not sure whose story it is telling, it is told from the point of view of one daughter but she gets the least screen time and is not even the focal point of events. When it comes to the moral of the story it does seem a bit like the film is suggesting you should just do what you want and ignore the possible impact on others which is not especially nice. About the only highlight of the film is Hugh Laurie who gives a surprisingly subtle performance that is excellent.


2/5

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