FINDING YOUR FEET takes us to a different world as Sandra (Imelda Staunton), an upper-middle class English housewife, finds her dreams of an idyllic retirement with her husband of over thirty years shattered when she discovers hubby has been carrying on an affair with her best friend for years. On an angry impulse she storms out of their beautiful home and has no place to go but to live with her bohemian sister, Bif (Celia Imrie) with whom she has not been in touch for over a decade. The movie's humor comes from her trying to adapt to this new life, in part by re-discovering her pre-married self's love of dance - thus the title. Slowly she melts and it turns out she has a better time blending in than she did standing out. Many of life's aging surprises (yes, Bette, it is not for sissies) are touched upon, the most memorable being Bif's friend, Charlie (Timothy Spall), who has to sell his house to provide his alzheimer-afflicted wife with full-time care in a lovely British countryside assisted-living 'home.' The acting is typically British first-class (Joanna Lumley of Absolutely Fabulous brightens every scene she is in) and the plot even takes us to Rome! This delightful comedy is just what you need to get yourself up and out of that chair!
