The Leisure Seeker Film Review

Finished watching The Leisure Seeker, directed by Paolo Virzì and starring Christian McKay, Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland and Janel Moloney. The film opens with Will Spencer (Christian McKay) going to his parents home when he notices that they are not home and soon discovers that the family's caravan is gone as Ella Spencer (Helen Mirren) has planed to go on one last holiday with her husband, John (Donald Sutherland) before its to late to do so. Overall this was a decent film as it tells an intriguing story that shows how life can be with an elderly family member that is in need of constant care can be and that effects the people around them. The character interactions within the film are great as the relationship Ella, John and their children Will and Jane (Janel Moloney) feel very authentic with how each character react to one another. While the relationship between Ella and John at times is very much of Ella being a career for John while the moments where their marriage comes through helps to show how the feel for each other. The film also has a nice amount of levity within the film thanks to how some events transpire while some comedic moments coming from the cast's interactions sometimes lands but do fall flat a few times. 6.5/10.