爱与债

故事是这样的：一个普通的三口之家被突如其来的失业和医疗账单压得喘不过气，丈夫瞒着妻子偷偷卖车拆东墙补西墙，女儿为减轻负担考虑放弃梦寐以求的大学。贝拉米·扬演的母亲尤其真实，她在客厅里打电话借钱时，手指一直揪着桌布边，那个小动作让我想起自己妈妈。同类电影往往让主角突然中彩票或绝地逆袭，这片子偏不——它让夫妻俩在信用卡账单、女儿大学学费和父母养老钱之间反复拉锯，每一笔支出都像钝刀子割肉。导演Valerie Landsburg用极克制的手法拍出了那种“钱不够用”的窒息感——比如母亲深夜对着账单发愣，女儿偷偷把午餐钱省下来贴补家用。如果最近心里压着点事，看完或许会松一口气。导演没有用狗血冲突，而是用一家人围坐餐桌时碗筷碰撞的声响、母亲偷偷把菜里的肉夹给孩子这类琐碎，把“债”变成每个人心里的一根刺。

Henry Warner has wife that wants somebody else's life, a teenage daughter who wants her own apartment, an 8 year old daughter who wants to be Wayne Gretzky, his mother-in-law hates him and his five year old son has yet to speak. Henry and his family make an unlikely connection with Travis Parker, a kid with his first job at a collection agency that is inhabited by a diverse gro...

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