LITTLE MEN (2016) ***1/2 Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri, Paulina Garcia, Alfred Molina, Talia Balsam. A gem of an indie dramedy coming of age story about two new friends (engaging newcomers Taplitz and Barbieri) whose relationship comes to a challenge when their parents wind up in a sticky predicament involving rent disputes while attempting to keep the peace intact. Filmmaker Ira Sachs - who co-scripted with Mauricio Zacharias - offers a nice parable about the niceties among the socioeconomic pitfalls in life with a suggested novella feel to the storyline with great NYC & Brooklyn location shots as well as his aforementioned young cast. Kinnear delivers the low-key goods as a conflicted man trying to do the right thing while being caught in the middle of of social graces and responsibilities to family. Worth seeking out.
Review of Little Men
