Band Aid 2017

     Anna and Ben are a married couple and they are always fighting.  The reason for their fighting is because Anna suffered a miscarriage and they are both grieving.  They need to find another way to manage their grief without attacking each other.  It doesn’t help their situation that friends and family are always asking when they are going to have a baby.  All their friends seem to have children and invitations are usually for child birthday parties.

      The couple is going to a councilor but they don’t open up to her.  She gives them some advice about how to fight with a purpose instead of their normal fighting.  Anna and Ben decide to form a band with their neighbor as the drummer.  Maybe they can make a career out of their fighting through songwriting??  Anna and Ben also struggle with unfulfilling jobs, unemployment and monotony.  The songs lead to the most important thing the couple needs, communication.  3* (This movie is OK)

91 min, Comedy directed by Zoe Lister-Jones with Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Zoe Lister-Jones, Susie Essman, Retta, Hannah Simone, Ravi Patel, Brooklyn Decker, Angelique Cabral, Majandra Delfino, Nelson Franklin.

Note:  Imdb 6.7 out of 10, 86% critic 72% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*, Amazon 4.3* out of 5* with 34 reviews, Metacritic 65 out of 100 with 21 critics and 7.5 out of 10 with 6 reviews.

Special Note:  Anna and Ben change the phrase misery loves company to misery loves accompaniment.  Written, directed and produced by Zoe Lister-Jones.