Saturday, October 28, 2023

The One With the Holdovers

 

 

This weekend, we saw a sneak preview of the holiday movie, The Holdovers.  

I wasn't too sure what to expect. It was definitely set in the late 60s and looked like it could go either Dead Poet's Society route or Mona Lisa Smile - both exquisite movies, but one more to my liking.

Surprisingly enough, the movie was its own unique creature. It tells the story of four kids who have to stay at a New England boarding school over the course of a Christmas Break - two of which did not intend to stay. Eventually the parent of one picks up three of the kids, leaving one who did not intend to stay behind left at a school with staff he doesn't particularly enjoy. We start to see their stories unwind and realize they have their own sadness, backstories, and secrets they are hiding. The end is a powerful moment on movie drama.

We all loved the movie. The only thing I would have liked is almost an epilogue about what happened to the characters ten years later, or so, to know that things worked out okay. But, other than that, it was a great take.

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