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30-Love (2017) is a English movie. Robert Cannon has directed this movie. Robert Cannon,Brenda Vaccaro,Justin Lee,Mark Gagliardi are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2017. 30-Love (2017) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama,Romance,Sport movie in India and around the world.
This anti-wave sports film is a provocative and disturbing character study of a man struggling to navigate his grief. Told against the backdrop of tennis competition, 30-Love is the directorial debut of filmmaker Robert Cannon and stars Academy Award® nominee Brenda Vaccaro (Kubo and the Two Strings, Midnight Cowboy). In an effort to remember the wife he lost to childbirth, a man drives himself to succeed in the sport she loved. As his obsession grows, her family intervenes and they begin a tug-of-war for control of his newborn daughter. He finds support in his two friends played by Justin Lee (The Interview, Arrested Development) and Mark Gagliardi (Drunk History, Thrilling Adventure Hour). 30-Love depicts the stages of grief and the dark humor we find when we lose someone we love.
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30-Love (2017) Reviews
30-Love-- an ambitious directorial debut--takes you on emotional roller-coaster
Coach Jimmy V famously said if you laugh, you cry, and you think -- you've had a really good day. That's what this audacious first-time director makes you do in a film about a tough topic (a man's grief after the sudden loss of his wife in childbirth)-- showing us his spiral into despair and somehow making us laugh along the way--- all the while leaving us to ponder how we would act if we were in the main character's shoes. Incredibly, this movie was made for only $30,000; it shows that its not the budget that makes the film. The best movies happen when the filmmakers have something to say and this cast and crew led by director/star Robert Cannon do that just that in a film I think Jimmy V would have admired. I know I did.
An emotionally nuanced film and cathartic viewing experience
This nuanced film really struck a chord with me. Without ruining a good review with spoilers, I do not think that it is not too much information to share that the film shows a man spiraling through the various emotional depths of his personal grieving process. At the start there is a scene that makes the viewer question (along with the protagonist and his best friend) whether or not there is a "right" way to grieve. We never really get an answer. Instead, this film produces an emotionally nuanced and character-driven plot that allows us as the audience understand the sometimes conflicting emotions that bubble-up within a person when grieving. Also, this film develops into a story about who and what we turn to, and turn into, as we are changed by the experience of deep loss. Robert Cannon's ability to portray the simultaneously conflicting emotions of sorrow, anger, despair, hope, love, and even at times joy in the midst of grief truly speaks to the complexities of the grieving experience. The best friend of the protagonist, and what I'm tempted to call the bro-with-a-heart-of-gold, is played by Mark Gagliardi. However, this sometimes comical "bro" character proves more complex than just a stereotype. The best friend character in this film is also a delightfully complicated character that provides several moments of comic relief throughout the film while never becoming the archetypal fool. By the end of the film viewers never really get an answer about whether or not there is a "right" way to grieve. Without giving away too many specifics of the plot, I must say that the ending of the film left me feeling both profoundly hopeful and uncomfortable. This is anything but a cliché sports film. Nor is it a typical love, loss, or family drama. This film truly calls to mind the subtleties of that old French phrase: C'est la vie.
Game, Set, Match
This is not your typical feel-good movie of the year. This is a realistic glimpse into a father's ability to parent after a dramatic loss. Misdirected grief takes you on a tragic journey that keeps you in a constant feeling of pain and struggle for the main character as you hope to see him hero his way out. Obsessed with the idea of learning to play tennis we see how other parts of life fade to the background. This story will have you playing sides on what is right or wrong.
At Loose Ends
High energy film, about a man who loses his wife in childbirth, with a baby left in his care, alone and bewildered. Kelly's husband emotes through his obsession with winning tennis tournaments, spins out of control to the brink of insanity. To succeed is to prove his love for her, if not to anyone, but himself. His attempt to win back her life through his success is his undoing. This film's abstract twist on grief and its overwhelming emotions explodes in the face of familial ties, enduring friendships, and professional advice. The lack of close bonding with an innocent infant, is the heart-wrenching counterpoint to the husband's wild obsession to win. Good film for students, social networking groups, parents, and family therapists . . . it delves into the subconscious mind of grief; how closing off emotions can go crazily awry, and leave devastating consequences for everyone left behind.
Great new independent film
It's hard to make an independent film in Hollywood. It's hard to find a strong compelling script, to get good performances, and to capture the interest of an audience. Well the film 30-Love overcomes all of those "it's hard" statements by delivering a solid first film attempt. This is the story of a man who on the day he is to experience the profound joy of having a new baby is plunged in the opposite direction into complete despair when his seemingly healthy wife unexpectedly succumbs after giving birth to their daughter. The distraught widower can barely think let alone begin to function as the father of a newborn. While going through the early stages of his grief, the widower gets the idea to honor his wife on the first anniversary of her death by winning a local tennis tournament. She had loved tennis, but he'd never played it before. Problem! Problems with insecurity, smothering sadness, grieving in-laws, work, childcare, and daily tennis practice overwhelm and blind our antihero's judgment. Setting the stage for his growing obsession to win. As the viewer, I was puzzled by his blindness. His awkward interactions and haphazard care of the baby were discomforting to me. It appeared he could not see that his baby was his wife's ultimate sacrifice and gift to him and to the world. I didn't like him. However later on I realized my being uncomfortable and fearful for the child was the very intention of the writer and the filmmaker. They weren't looking for a "cookie cutter" ending because life isn't comfortable. It's constantly changing. So I recognized their artistic bravado. The ending wisely leaves the future of this child to be imagined by the viewer. The film succeeds on the strength of the ending in addition to it's great cinematography, editing, and music.