Alle tijd (2011)

Alle tijd (2011). Alle tijd: Directed by Job Gosschalk. With Paul de Leeuw, Karina Smulders, Lineke Rijxman, Teun Luijkx. When Molly, the 21 year-old sister of Maarten, departs the family home, she leaves her older brother with empty nest syndrome.

“Alle tijd (2011) is a Dutch film shown in the United States with the title Time to Spare. The movie was written and directed by Job Gosschalk.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is an interesting film, although somewhat melodramatic. Paul de Leeuw plays Maarten, a middle-aged gay man who is suffering from empty nest syndrome. In this case, the person leaving the nest is not his daughter, but his younger sister Molly (Karina Smulders). Their parents are dead, so Maartenu0026#39;s relationship to Molly is more like a father than a brother.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film has two plot lines. One is Mollyu0026#39;s inability to choose between two men, both of whom she says she loves. The other is Maartenu0026#39;s realization that he can now have a long-term relationship with a gay man. (He didnu0026#39;t–and doesnu0026#39;t–feel comfortable living with another man when Molly is in the home.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe two actors are both excellent. Itu0026#39;s not their fault that the plot is soggy and somewhat unbelievable. They work with what they have, and they work well. However, I thought the best actor in the movie was Lineke Rijxman as Reina, the loyal family friend that every family needs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t think this is a film worth seeking out. However, if youu0026#39;re at a film festival, and this movie is playing, it would be reasonable to walk into the theater and watch it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTime to Spare was shown at the Little Theatre as part of the exemplary ImageOut–the Rochester LGBT Film u0026amp; Video Festival.”