Film Review - 10 Years
September 20, 2012
I must admit, I’m a sucker for the high school reunion subgenre. It inflames that primal itch to see close friends, enemies, and lovers reunited after a long absence, coming together to assess childhood hopes and adulthood realities, while surveying radical changes in body type and maturity levels. It also provides a solid foundation for ensemble work, gifting actors of various abilities brief glimpses of character to develop, while pinballing around a room of diverse personalities. “10 Years” doesn’t radically alter the basics of this type of story, yet it proceeds with caution, ignoring a grotesque display of concentrated nostalgia to explore intimacy, enjoying the process of personal discovery in a blessedly gentle manner. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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