Now and Then Would Have Been Better Off Sticking with Then
The review:
In 1995, Lesli Linka Glatter directed Now and Then, a coming of age movie with a lot of young actresses who then were girls but now are grown up and still fun to watch.* The plot is a little thin, and would have been better without the grown-up story, but it was a fine palate cleanser on a Friday night. Plus, it’s a good 1995 time capsule.**
The verdict: Good
(Again, we’re not talking fine wine. We’re talking house red. Or possibly Two Buck Chuck.)
Cost: Netflix monthly subscription ($8.99)
Where watched: at home
Consider also watching/watching instead:
- We are the Best
- The Parent Trap (either version)
- 13 Going on 30
- Little Women
Further sentences:
*Gaby Hoffman is always a treat.
**And possibly a good 1970 time capsule, though that was before my time.
Favorite IMDB trivia item:
The movie (a.k.a. The Gaslight Addition) was actually written about a town in Indiana named Winchester, and its gaslight addition. The author of the story I. Marlene King grew up there, as did the director Robert Wise, in vastly different years. Winchester declined to have their name associated with the movie, so the name became Shelby, but later Winchester began to preserve areas mentioned in the movie.
