Sarah (the stepmother) enters her stepson Leo’s bedroom to find it in total disarray. She "catches" him secretly stuffing large amounts of expensive groceries and her own jewelry into a backpack. The Conflict:
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The film’s genius, according to early reviews, was its refusal of a villain. Mark’s ex-wife, Sarah (a revelatory Jodie Comer), isn’t a harpy. She’s a former touring musician who works nights as a sound engineer. She loves Chloe, but she is chronically late for pickups because her band’s van broke down. Lena resents her unreliability. Mark resents Lena’s resentment. The fights are whispered in the laundry room after the kids are asleep. Sarah (the stepmother) enters her stepson Leo’s bedroom
Modern cinema has matured enough to understand that a successful blended family isn't one that looks like a nuclear family. It is one that functions. Mark’s ex-wife, Sarah (a revelatory Jodie Comer), isn’t
A stepmother discovers a secret that leads to a major family fallout, such as deciding to kick a stepchild out during a significant event like a graduation dinner.
From the existential grief of Marriage Story to the animated absurdity of The Mitchells vs. The Machines , filmmakers are finally asking the hard question: How do you learn to love someone you never chose?