Labor Day, stars Kate Winslett as a single Mother with depression who barely leaves her house, and Josh Brolin as an escaped convict, who effectively Kidnaps her and her son in order to find lay low in her house for a while, through the course of the movie, he proves not to be dangerous and becomes the Father/Husband Figure that was missing from their lives.
It features strong performances from Winslett and Brolin, Winslett especially puts in a great performance, proving once more what a great actress she is, however the storyline does lack something, believability. The basic story line is all well and good, but it relies on characters actions that I just wouldn't expect if it were a real world situation, especially in the epilogue at the end, Henry's choice of Occupation is just ridiculous.
I read a review from Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian who was quite scathing and gave it 1 star, whilst I didn't think it was as bad as all that, I do kind of see where he is coming from, the film does lack a sense of humour and is far to serious for it's own good, its only saving grace is the acting performances from the leads 5/10
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