{"id":565344,"date":"2023-03-18T02:07:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T02:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:07:23","slug":"late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Late Bloomers\u2019 Review: Karen Gillan Stars in a Slight Odd-Couple Friendship Dramedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2622d5d746e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2622d5d746e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/#%E2%80%98Late_Bloomers_Review_Karen_Gillan_Stars_in_a_Slight_Odd-Couple_Friendship_Dramedy\" >\u2018Late Bloomers\u2019 Review: Karen Gillan Stars in a Slight Odd-Couple Friendship Dramedy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/#Late_Bloomers\" >Late Bloomers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/#Full_credits\" >Full credits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/late-bloomers-review-karen-gillan-stars-in-a-slight-odd-couple-friendship-dramedy\/#THR_Newsletters\" >THR Newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Late_Bloomers_Review_Karen_Gillan_Stars_in_a_Slight_Odd-Couple_Friendship_Dramedy\"><\/span>\u2018Late Bloomers\u2019 Review: Karen Gillan Stars in a Slight Odd-Couple Friendship Dramedy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Since the beginning of the mumblecore movement in the 2000s, independent cinema has been saturated with stories of young (often white) people in their 20s in a state of arrested development. For these people, adulthood is a playground characterized by risk-taking and pontificating about the state of their romantic relationships. With spare lighting and naturalistic camera movements, these films attempt to mimic the rawness of real life, adding weight to the mundane. Though the movement has already passed, these stories continue to thrive at festivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In Lisa Steen\u2019s feature directorial debut <em>Late Bloomers<\/em>, millennial angst is once again at the center of a deeply personal, minimalist story. Karen Gillan plays Louise, an aimless and depressed musician in her 20s struggling to get past a painful breakup. When she discovers that her ex-boyfriend is moving on without her, Louise tries to drunkenly climb into his apartment through the window. Falling and injuring her hip, she is forced to start doing physical therapy with a group of elderly women. This puts her quarter-life crisis in perspective, forcing Louise to re-evaluate her dour, nihilistic outlook.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-summary-card\">\n<div class=\" lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-125 u-background-color-honey-light \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-275@tablet u-border-b-1@mobile-max u-border-r-1@tablet u-border-dotted lrv-u-margin-r-150 lrv-u-padding-r-150 lrv-u-margin-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-font-family-primary u-font-size-34 u-font-size-38@desktop-xl lrv-u-line-height-small lrv-u-margin-b-125 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Late_Bloomers\"><\/span>\n<p>                    Late Bloomers       <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>                    <span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-display-block\">The Bottom Line<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"c-span  u-font-size-22@tablet u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-family-secondary\"><\/p>\n<p>    Too detached to cut very deep.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-line-height-large a-children-icon-spacing-none lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-size-18\">\n<p>                            <strong>Venue: <\/strong>SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Feature Competition)<br \/><strong>Cast: <\/strong>Karen Gillan, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Nealon, Talia Balsam<br \/><strong>Director: <\/strong>Lisa Steen<br \/><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Anna Greenfield<br \/><span><br \/>\n                                1 hour 32 minutes           <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Louise quickly finds herself connecting to Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a surly Polish woman who doesn\u2019t speak a word of English. Despite the language barrier, the two women bond emotionally. Louise is protective of Antonina and seems to believe that she knows what\u2019s best for the older woman, despite barely knowing how to take care of herself. Her roommate (Jermaine Fowler) encourages Louise to use this recovery time for her body as an excuse to heal her mind as well. But much like her older friend, Louise is too stubborn to take any advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Despite the uniqueness of the characters\u2019 friendship, Steen\u2019s direction underserves the emotion in their scenes. This is an intimate story, but the camera feels oddly distant from the emotional core of each scene. There\u2019s a sense of remove in the film that obscures the performances and mutes the dialogue. Screenwriter Anne Greenfield tries to juggle several heavy emotional ideas with minimal melodrama. The film\u2019s supporting cast \u2014 which includes Kevin Nealon and Talia Balsam as Louise\u2019s parents \u2014 does their best with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> that seems to actively avoid its own drama with oppressive vagueness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Late Bloomers<\/em> does have some nice flourishes \u2014 the moments with the older women at the pool are full of humor and personality, hinting at a stronger ensemble narrative hiding just beneath the surface. Scenes with Louise and her roommate are less effective, lacking the specificity necessary to make their banter work. Fowler too often plays underwritten side characters, underutilizing his comedic potential. Stein fares better as Antonina, expressive enough to add layers to a somewhat difficult role. And yet, there\u2019s something about Louise and Antonina\u2019s friendship that doesn\u2019t quite ring true. All the pieces are there, but <em>Late Bloomers<\/em> ultimately fails to sell the film\u2019s core relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    With her previous forays into independent cinema like<em> Dual <\/em>and her directorial debut <em>The Party\u2019s Just Beginning<\/em>, Gillan has perfected a disaffected, Daria-like persona. Here, she\u2019s at her most opaque, her motives and choices never quite giving way to a deeper character. Only during one moment do we catch a glimpse of who Louise was before this crossroads in her life: a heartfelt scene where she sings a song for her mother while playing acoustic guitar. With her eyes focused and heart open, Louise serenades her ailing mother in the visiting area of her care facility. It\u2019s the kind of moment films like these are made for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"review-full-cast \/\/ \">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey lrv-u-padding-tb-050\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_credits\"><\/span>\n<p>        Full credits<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>            Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Feature Competition)<br \/>Production companies: Park Pictures, Fierce Optimism Films, Good Gravy Films, World of HA Productions<br \/>Cast: Karen Gillan, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Nealon, Talia Balsam<br \/>Director: Lisa Steen<br \/>Writer: Anna Greenfield<br \/>Producers: Alexandra Barreto, Taylor Feltner, Sam Bisbee<br \/>Executive producers: Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Cody Rider, Wendy Neu, Franklin Carlson, Robina Riccitiello, Emma Pompetti, Tegan Acton, Hallee Adelman, Ivy Herman, David Bernon, Paul Bernon, Sam Slater, Marc Iserlis, Ng Say Yong, Anthony Eu, Greg Beauchamp, Carter Collins\u00a0<br \/>Co-producers: Donna Gruneich, Kevin Gruneich, Philip W. 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