Review of Finding Your Feet

Sandra is a middle-class snob housewife whose life falls apart when she catches her husband having an affair with her friend on the night of his retirement. With nowhere else to go, she turns up at her estranged sister's, who lives in a run-down council estate. But it's here that she learns to start over again and re-discover some of the joy in life. "Finding Your Feet" may follow some of the paths of the traditional British romcom-drama films of the past. Movie, certainly, is not aimed at the younger crowd. Those who can relate with the story/idea will find themselves entertained enough. Fans of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" will delight in its depiction of senior citizens loving life. At the same time, the entire movie felt like a pessimistic and bleak outlook on older life. The film, also, could be more tolerable at a less brisk pace, but the director was seemingly determined to drag out the inevitable predictable ending as long as possible (110 minutes) additionally sidetracking things with a vacation to Italy. At the end, it's a OK story to watch unfold and even the occasional, irritating slips into cliché can be ignored, but (for me) it was little dull, too long and too dark for a romantic comedy. 6+/10.