The Leisure Seeker

— Ella and John (Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland) back their vintage Winnebago out of their driveway, embarking on a road trip without telling anyone. Their adult children are beside themselves, but this is a film with a decidedly “boomer” perspective. John’s a former college Literature teacher who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and Ella's been diagnosed with something terminal, so this is there last stand and they’re choosing to live it on the road instead of in a assisted living facility. It’s a good idea for a film and Mirren and Sutherland are more than up for the task, but while the sentiment may be right, there’s something about the circumstances driving individual scenes that seem too contrived. There are plenty of tender moments but they just don’t move very gracefully toward anything but a prescribed ending. [DVD]

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[2018. 112 min. Directed by Paolo Virzi. Starring Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay, and Janel Moloney.]
https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2018/leisure-seeker-movie-review.html