Featuring the incomparable Kate Winslet, the movie is a rollercoaster of emotions, promising laughter, tears, and suspense as viewers try to anticipate the unfolding scenes.
If the title doesn’t immediately come to mind, you might want to consider adding it to your watchlist.
Adapted from Joyce Maynard’s novel, the story focuses on ‘depressed single mom Adele (Winslet) and her son Henry’ who find themselves compelled to offer a ride to a wounded, intimidating man they encounter in a grocery store, becoming entangled in his troubled history.
This captivating film also features Josh Brolin as the enigmatic stranger and Tobey Maguire as an older Henry.
The movie in question is Labor Day, a film that leaves a lasting impression.
For a preview, you can watch the trailer here:
This remarkable film explores an unexpected storyline, showcasing Winslet’s impressive acting range, a sentiment clearly shared by her fans.
On Netflix Banger’s Facebook page, a fan expressed: “The best movie I’ve ever watched.”
Another added: “I cried so much to this, great film,” while someone else remarked: “I agree. Probably her best movie; her acting skills were well displayed!.”
One more commented: “I loved this movie!! Good watch.”
Despite the fanfare, critics were less enthusiastic, as evidenced by its 34 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch.
Joyce Maynard later penned an article discussing her view on the film adaptation, showing her approval of the outcome.
She stated: “I’ve been asked a lot, since the recent release of Labor Day, how the film compares for me with my novel. Not surprisingly, the director and screenwriter of a two-hour film that tells a story I took over 200 pages to tell, in novel form, will have to leave some parts out – and Jason did.
“But for me, the experience of settling myself into a seat in a screening room, as I did for the first time about six months ago to see the first cut of Labor Day, was a richly gratifying experience. At several parts in the film (that first time I saw it, and twice after) I found myself weeping as I watched it.
“Partly this was because (as well as I knew the story) I found myself moved by it all over again.
“Most of all, though, as a writer, I felt moved that a the ensemble of director, cast, cinematographer, set decorator… and the entire crew of a few hundred responsible for bringing the film to life – had succeeded in bringing concrete life to characters and places, a situation, and a series of events, that had until then existed only in my brain, and then on the page.”