SYNOPSIS:  Milton (Ben Kingsley) lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard.

    A movies’ runtime is an important part of the show.  To long, the movie can drag and discourage attendance, to short the film can rush past important plot points.  A good movie uses its runtime well.

      This is the case of the recent release Jules.  The movie is a short ninety minutes.  Every one of those minutes is used well.  The movie introduces the characters and gets to the point quickly.  Then the movie tells a charming coming of age story in a unique way before wrapping it up nicely.  

     I enjoyed that about the movie.  I also enjoyed seeing a coming of age film about folks who are in their golden years instead of teenagers. It created a different perspective for the genre.  

    The movie is science fiction with equal parts comedy and drama.  This created a fun and highly entertaining film to see.

     Until next time I will see you at the movies!