On reading the summary I expected a much duller film. The big plus for me was that this is the sort of film Hollywood would destroy. It is gentle yes, absurdist yes but it neither denigrates ageing nor does it laugh at it. It is as if our protagonist woke up one day to realise he is getting old. We all know that, with luck, this moment is waiting patiently for us. He never really knows what to do next and is really hopeless with the laydeez! He lacks the confidence and assertiveness that make women notice a man, and is too prepared to be everyone's gofer. The ending is just fine too. There was never going to be a fairytale ending, though getting closer to his wife might have been an idea!
Review of The Salt of Life
