The heaving, bubbling euphemism driving jason reitmans labor day is a juicy homemade peach pie just out of the oven. Summer, and childhood, come to an end as single mom kate winslet and escaped con josh brolin bond. The film was released in the united states on january 31, 2014. Labor day based on the novel by joyce maynard is the heartstringtugging tale of a teenage boy, his lonesome mother, and the escaped fugitive who, as. If labor day had embraced its melodrama it would be just peachy. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. Inside josh brolin and kate winslets sexy labor day pie. When i saw this film yesterday, i was lucky enough to have the director, jason reitman, get up on stage and introduce the movie. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from miles teller and michael b.
If labor day had embraced its melodrama it would be just. Labor day continuing our daily series that looks ahead to the key movies of the 2014 awards season. Labor day tv spot romance 2014 josh brolin, kate winslet drama hd depressed single mom adele and her son henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. He is at the store one day and runs across a man who is clearly in. Josh brolin, kate winslet, clark gregg, gattin griffith, tobey maguire. Depressed single mom adele and her son henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. He made it clear that this film was not a comedy, but. In labor day, set in a small town in 1987, an escaped criminal takes shelter with a woman and her son and soon wins them over. Kate winslet and josh brolin in labor day 20 josh brolin in labor day 20 kate winslet at an event for labor day 20 kate winslet.
On a backtoschool shopping trip, henry and his mother encounter frank chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take. Its labor day weekend 1987 and henry gattlin griffith is a yearold who lives with his uber pensive and near reclusive divorced mom, adele kate winslet. The movie labor day stars kate winslet, gattlin griffith, and josh brolin. Shes been that way ever since a series of miscarriages and one stillbirth eventually led to her husband, gerald clark gregg, leaving her for his secretary. Published on mar 11, 2014 from academy awardnominated director jason reitman up in the air, juno, labor day is a romance to root for starring kate winslet and josh brolin as two strangers. Labor day centers on yearold henry wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. This bigscreen adaptation of joyce maynards bestselling novel labor day is a tad too sentimental. All in all, labor day is surprisingly good and clean, for the most part. Its got a fugitive killer who bakes tastilicious breakfast muffins, an awkward script and some highly embarrassing.
Movie posters 2014 l labor day labor day 2014 labor day centers on yearold henry wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother adele while. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story. A lack of tonal selfawareness pervades labor day, like the scent of a freshly baked peach pie wafting through. Adele and her son henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. Labor day movie clip were all going 2014 kate winslet, josh brolin drama hd duration. Labor day never comes anywhere close to developing into the sexy stockholmsyndrome drama it wants to be. It is 111 minutes long and rated pg for thematic material, brief violence and sexuality. An escaped convict josh brolin enters the lives of a lonely divorcee kate winslet and her son. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including the secret life of walter mitty, 47 ronin and the wolf of wall street. Labor day 2014 watch full movie fast, somebody examine jerr reitmans home to see if the actual man has been transformed into dirt by a whole body snatcher. Everything you need to know about labor day movie 20. New kate winslet movie is an unintended comedy jonathan leaf former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Labor day is a 20 american drama film based on the 2009 novel of the same name by joyce.
Kate winslet and josh brolin star in jason reitmans labor day. Romantic fiction sometimes requires a great suspension of disbelief a leap this hardened cynic was more than willing to take for a small gem like labor day. Get labor day dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Its creator, frank josh brolin, is an escaped prisoner who shows adele. A yearold boy is trying to be the man of the house after his father leaves his somewhat reclusive mother. Labor day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers. Labor day 20 at the tender age of, henry wheeler gattlin griffith grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, adele kate winslet. Such seems to be the moral of jason reitmans befuddling labor day, a sluggish romantic drama based on a novel of the same title by joyce maynard about a. Although his names on the poster, its difficult to believe that the sardonic boy wonder of juno, thank you for cigarette smoking and younger mature would immediate this stilted love. The story of labor day takes place in a small new hampshire hamlet and is told from the perspective of kates son henry, who is telling the story via voice over as a man, reflecting back on 4 specific days from his childhood summer vacation, i. Director jason reitman paces this film well and does a really good job of incorporating flashback sequences. Four years after writing labor day, author joyce maynard was teaching josh brolin and kate winslet to bake pies for a scene so sexy its being compared to. Labor day trailer 20 kate winslet, josh brolin movie official hd. In labor day, josh brolin romances kate winslet the.
A single momkate winsley and her son are being held hostage, sort of, by an escaped convictjosh. Josh brolin on being exposed in labor day and why kate winslet is a truck driver nigel m. A lack of tonal selfawareness pervades labor day, like the scent of a freshly baked peach pie wafting through the thick summer air. Its the peach pie that ultimately pushes things to the breaking point. On a backtoschool shopping trip, henry and his mother encounter frank chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is. Toggle navigation toggle search box 12 months a year, day by day. As police search town for the escaped convict, the.
Josh brolin on being exposed in labor day and why kate. Labor day 2014 labor day centers on yearold henry wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. Jason reitmans tremulous romantic drama labor day is an unintentional howl a party movie begging for an audience armed with pie crusts, ropes, and a mean streak. From director jason reitman, labor day stars kate winslet and josh brolin as two strangers drawn together under incredible circumstances. Financial analysis of labor day 2014 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Over the course of the long labor day weekend for which the film is named, frank fixes a basement wall, a loose. Starring kate winslet, josh brolin, gattlin griffith, tobey maguire, clark gregg. There never really has been a great labor day movie. On a filmmaking note, labor day is very well done and is a great addition to the romantic drama genre. An extended unpacking of why director jason reitmans latest movie is by far his worst.
United states december 25, 20 limited united states january 10, 2014 united states january 31, 2014 nationwide canada. But if you ask me, the critics notably entertainment weekly, which branded a key scene laughable have been way too hard on oscarnominated director jason reitmans touching portrayal of a grownups yearning for love and romance aarp members. Winslet and i have been through enough different kinds of movies. Labor day was released in 20 on wednesday, december 25, 20 in limited movie theaters. He made it clear that this film was not a comedy, but a romantic drama that he made with tons of passion.