MPAA Rated – Not Rated
It’s 1:30 Long
A Review by:
– Andy Labis
| Everyday Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | John Simm, Shirley Henderson |
| MPAA Rated: | Not rated. |
| Released By: | IFC Films |
| Release Date: | April 8, 2014 |
| Kiddie Movie: | They’d be bored. |
| Date Movie: | If she’s an artsy film fan, like you. |
| Gratuitous Sex: | There is some sex, but nothing gratuitious. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | Some fighting. |
| Action: | Nah. |
| Laughs: | A chuckle or two. |
| Memorable Scene: | The “Dad Get Out of Jail” party. |
| Memorable Quote: | Nah. |
| Directed By: | Michael Winterbottom |
| Cool Thing About the DVD: | Nothing really.It’s got some deleted and extended stuff. |
I don’t know why I generally try to give a warning for these kinds of movies, but I guess the best thing I can generally say, to kick things off, is “Everyday” is an artsy kind of film. The reason I say that is because even though I’m going to give the movie 4 stars out of 5, this definitely is not for everyone. As artsy, there are times of drawn-out scenery shots, scenes of walking/train rides/walking and general “Okay, now look out in the distance with a reflective thought in your head to convey to the viewer your pain,” as well as a lot of dialogue kinds of scenes.
That said, “Everyday” is a nice look at a family struggling through dad’s five years in prison for some drug smuggling.
In the movie we have Ian (John Simm), playing the dude. He seems like a nice enough guy who just got wrapped up in the wrong people. His kids are young, in fact his four kids are played by actual siblings, Shaun, Katrina, Stephanie, and Robert Kirk, and I think the fact they are siblings helps as for many of the scenes they don’t seem to have to “act” that much to show the camaraderie of being a family.
As the movie goes along, we see the family trips to see dad in the pokey, and mom (Shirley Henderson) doing her best to raise the kids and still stay in love with Ian. Yes, there is the proverbial “Is she going to cheat on her hubby” scene, and the oldest boy has a propensity for getting in trouble, and sometimes you might think it would just be easier to break away from dad, but credit to their family for sticking it out.
Eventually dad does get released, and they have that weird “celebration” of “Yay, my dad the criminal got out of jail,” and the family trying to get back together as a family unit, and in the end you just hope they will all be okay.
Artsy? Yes. Well-done? Yes. For everyone? No. The acting is very well done, especially John Simm in that weird role of a dad in jail, but not a bad guy. The movie itself is shot over the course of the five years, which does lend to a more realistic look at the children growing up, although, and I know probably not realistic in the film-making realm for keeping the actors on call for that amount of time, I think a ten-year look at the family might have been a little more drastic in showing the changes, especially in the children, as for the most part, I think the kids could have ended up how they did whether or not dad was in jail. That or maybe start the oldest boy at about 15, so he has to go through high school with dad in jail, rather than his younger years.
As I wrote earlier, “Everyday” get 4 stars out of 5 from me. Well-done, but artsy, so if you can appreciate that type of film, it would be a great get for an evening.
That’s it for this one! L8R!!