‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums
Trudie Styler directs a scattered story of divorce, a sick child, medical ethics, and a great many glossed-over ideas.
A crisscrossing family dramedy, Trudie Styler ’s “ Up Against It ” features wonderful performances and intriguingly modern ideas, but it seldom coheres as comedy or drama. A tale of divorced parents, their respective partners and their ailing, precocious teen, this occasionally effervescent film has much to enjoy, but just as much that lands with an awkward thud.
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