Little Children

Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connelly are joined by Patrick Wilson ('Hard Candy') in a dark tale of life, love and deception in American suburbia. Following in the footsteps of 'American Beauty', 'Little Children' centres on three individuals whose lives intersect in unusual and threatening ways around the town pool, playground, and quiet neighbourhood streets. Director Todd Field ('In the Bedroom') captures two brilliant performances in Winslet and Wilson and together their on-screen chemistry shines. However, Connelly is lost in the background, as the story derails in the third act with some unbelievable, although unpredictable plot twists proving a day out at the park is never what it seems. Hardly child's play.