![]() ![]() Life has put Laura's music on hold for too long, and when she picks it up again, a long dormant passion for singing and writing music takes her by surprise. The beleaguered mom (played by Maggie Baird, who wrote the script, some of the music, and produced with her real-life husband) finds momentary solace when she pulls an old guitar out from under the bed and gingerly begins to play. Laura's family creamery has closed money will be tight until she gets a job 14-year-old Shane (Finneas O'Connell, an appealing and believable young actor) is withdrawn and sullen and Laura's sister and aging dad are increasingly in need of her attention. It's a tense time in Laura and Mike's household as LIFE INSIDE OUT opens. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. This earnest film shows how one mother succeeds in reaching her withdrawn 14-year-old and has the capacity to inspire conversation in families with teens and older kids. Some mild curse words ("piss off," "damn," "hell," "s-t"), and drinking. A brief flare-up results in a teen inadvertently pushing his mom to the ground another boy smacks his brother. Music becomes the tie that binds the family together, and there's plenty of it, all "open mike night" amateur fare. Character and relationships prevail over plot optimism and hope win out over despair and defeat. The film focuses on a traditional, middle-class American family: a mom, a dad, and three teen sons dealing with an assortment of contemporary issues (teen isolation and self-doubt, midlife changes, economic instability, an aging parent) in a simple, natural way. Parents need to know that love, respect, and acceptance within the family are the values that Life Inside Out holds close to its heart. ![]()
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