Life kicks you in the right direction I don’t agree that this is a comedy – rather, the film is better called family. I was surprised by the combination of American dynamism and European calm and diversity, the ambiguity of answers to life’s questions. Heroes (the main ones, because the film traces many characters) of adolescence, but the film cannot be called adolescence, because the problems of choosing the main and secondary in their lives, the ability to fight for the goal and the ability to abandon this struggle in favor of other, no less important things in life are touched upon.
And there is no hint of eroticism in the film, but it is surprising, although even the film benefits from a complete lack of romance in it. Sarah builds a relationship with a guy not out of great love, but simply because he’s cute and it’s time to do it at her age. Sarah's parents also change their attitude towards each other not because of an important event or the action of any of them, but gradually come together on the basis of empathy for the problems of their daughter.
“Kick your life in a new direction” ("kick your life in the right direction) is the film’s slogan, but the film shows that you don’t need to kick anything – stay yourself and life will change the way you do.
9 out of 10
For not only devoid of shortcomings, but also outstanding, among the films of his genre.
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