
Anna is stuck: she's approaching 30 and living like a hermit in her mum's garden shed, avoiding fully living her life due to the fact that she is crippled by the loss of her twin brother. She spends her days making videos using her thumbs as actors - thumbs that bicker about things like whether Yogi Bear is a moral or existential nihilist. A week before her birthday her Mum serves her an ultimatum - she needs to move out of the shed, and move on with her life. However, when h... (Full plot summary below)
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Anna is stuck: she's approaching 30 and living like a hermit in her mum's garden shed, avoiding fully living her life due to the fact that she is crippled by the loss of her twin brother. She spends her days making videos using her thumbs as actors - thumbs that bicker about things like whether Yogi Bear is a moral or existential nihilist. A week before her birthday her Mum serves her an ultimatum - she needs to move out of the shed, and move on with her life. However, when her school friend comes to visit, Anna's self-imposed isolation becomes impossible to maintain. Soon she is entangled with a troubled eight year old boy obsessed with Westerns, and the local estate agent whose awkward interpersonal skills continually undermine his attempts to seduce her.
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| The Film StageJohn FinkAs adorkable as it is, Adult Life Skills, like its lead Anna, never quite takes off. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisBy the time I had finished watching the aggressively whimsical British comedy "Adult Life Skills," my eyes had rolled so far back in my head I could barely focus. |
| The ListEmma SimmondsAdult Life Skills belies its homemade, careworn feel to present both a polished rib-tickler and a credible, intimate study of grief. |
| Empire MagazineJonathan PileWitty and moving, this is a low-budget Brit triumph that marks its director as a talent to watch. |
| Observer (UK)Wendy IdeTunnard has a distinctive directorial voice - it will be interesting to see what she does next. |
| Hollywood NewsJoey MagidsonJodie Whittaker is terrifically showcased here, taking an old cinematic premise and giving it a bit of a new spin. |
| Film InquiryAngela TrottAdult Life Skills is an assured and engrossing debut from Rachel Tunnard that deserves to find an audience. |
| Total FilmJamie GrahamKnock a star off if you're feeling cynical, but otherwise surrender to this fun, funny, spirited debut. |
| Stuff.co.nzJames CrootSurrounded by a solid supporting cast and making the most of a few memorable lines, Whittaker's skills help lift what would otherwise be just a solid, unspectacular drama. |
| NPRLinda HolmesI can't imagine a person experienced with offbeat English-language films of the last ten years not seeing much that's familiar in Adult Life Skills, but it's a lovely movie with some very good performances and it makes some very good choices. |