Rebecca Miller’s third film after Personal Velocity and The Ballad Of Jack And Rose sees her fulfil her early promise, finally hitting her stride in her most mature, cohesive and satisfying work to date.
A luminous Robin Wright Penn plays Pippa, an ex-wild child with a much older husband (Alan Arkin, typically excellent), living in a sheltered accommodation community but increasingly drawn to her neighbour’s taciturn, 35 year-old son, played by a beguiling Keanu Reeves. Miller, who also scripted, takes a familiar premise but gives it life and originality, repeatedly thwarting expectations with quirky diversions and smart twists.
