'Beginners' A Review

'Beginners' is a quiet, sweet film. The film follows Oliver(Ewan Mcgregor) as he gets over his father Hal's death and falls in love with Anna(Mélanie Laurent). The story is told through a now relatively conventional non-linear plot device. The film starts shortly after the death of Hal and periodically flashes back to when Hal came out to Oliver and started to actively engage in a gay lifestyle.

The relationship of Oliver and Anna develops subtly and truthfully, there are silent moments that say and imply a lot that most films would cram with dialogue couples don't actually have. Hal and Oliver's relationship is also light and engaging, serious but never depressing or sad.

The highlight of the film was the relationship between Oliver and his father's dog Arthur. Quirky and fun. It weaves a playfulness throughout the film.

See It.