Men, Women & Children

Adults and adolescents look for love – in all the wrong places – and Information Technology is hindering not helping.

Almost every character is compromised in some way by combinations of social media, the internet, websites, mobile phones/texting, online erotica, online dating.

Adam Sandler (Don Truby) should play more drama – he does it well, with Rosemarie DeWitt (Helen Truby) the central relationship.

There are several squirm-inducing moments which will prompt you to wonder how we sometimes find ourselves with people we don’t like, doing things we don’t enjoy. How can we be more honest, circumspect and patient in our choice of relationships and so avoid the traumas this film details?

As the Voyager 1 Space Probe takes a last photo of earth from a distance of 6 billion kilometres, Professor Carl Sagan is quoted, “The folly of human conceits … underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another.” (MMu)

3.5/5 stars

Written by Michael Muir