Embracing the free spirit nature
of their new young friends, Josh
and Cornelia shun their own
peers in a quest to relive their
twenties through the aid of Jamie
and Darby.
Unlike Baumbach’s previous
effort, Frances Ha, a movie that
tried far too hard to convince us
of its protagonists charm, While
We’re Young instead gives us the
sort of couple in Josh and Cornelia we’re glad we don’t know in
real life but are more than happy
to laugh at for 90 minutes. And
laugh we do. Baumbach’s films
have always fallen into the ‘dramedy’ genre, but here the comedy
is front and center. It’s been far
too long since Stiller has been
given the chance to give us some
genuine laughs, while Watts gets
a rare chance to exercise her
funny bones. Add a supporting
cast topped by the always great
Charles Grodin and While We’re
Young makes for one of the funniest movies of the decade.
March 2015
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