the winter guest

kind of an interesting movie that follows a woman, played by emma thompson, who meets up with her mom who is suffering some health problems and a son who meets a girl that he falls for. the whole movie is pretty low key, most of it is just spent with thompson and her mom talking about life and the changes they are facing with age. they go for a walk and share a level of honesty that has been missing in their relationship. while they are gone, the teenage son skips school and meets up with this girl that he's seen a few times before. they head back to his house and find themselves drawn closer and closer. there isnt much that goes on in the movie, but its the small moments of discussion and revelation that make it pretty interesting. its well directed by alan rickman, and the story wanders around a bit with the different relationships developing, but there isnt much to the film.