endymionng Review of Little Children

Little Children (2006)

Desperate Housewives with a bite - and then some

[10/10 · 18 December 2007]

Fantastic movie with layers upon layers to analyze - Acting is out of this world, but as numerous people no doubt have commented on that, I would like to direct your attention to the fantastic sound editing in this movie. Set in suburbia, where people drive to the train station, we don't actually see a train ever in the movie although one of the main characters is supposed to take the train but skips it for an adulterous affair. The Freudian connotation is obvious, but the funny thing is that the SOUND of a train is heard numerous times throughout the movie also symbolizing the desire to get away (and hop on a train). Also pay attention to the sound in the pool scenes, which makes fantastic use of the surround possibilities as do the classic scene with the numerous clocks and the scenes in the playground and ballpark. Quiet music is also used to underline subtle but poignant scenes instead of using a stupid pop song to spell out the message as is usually the case in modern movies... And last but not least the movies has the decency to know when it is time to be quiet and just observe. A movie that respects its viewers and gives you something to think about.