Review: In truth, “Jules” is not really about alien visitation at all, but a bittersweet if earthbound meditation on aging and regret.
,” which has the same modest, tender appeal as this film — Milton is a man of bland routine, his life peppered with visits by his grown daughter Denise and not much else. He doesn’t really have any friends, but he is accompanied in his council kvetching by two older women: the sunny Sandy and Joyce , a character who lives with an ancient cat and constantly reminds us about the glory days of her youth in the big city .
Their quiet lives change when an alien spaceship crash-lands in Milton’s backyard, which is conveniently remote and protected from nosy neighbors by a tall fence. Milton reports it, but no one pays him any mind, naturally. A day or so later, a little gray man, played by the mime-like Jade Quon as an extraterrestrial Marcel Marceau, emerges from the vessel, naked and injured. Milton nurses him back to health, and agrees to hide the creature after Sandy, then Joyce discover Milton’s secret.
What follows is good for a wry smile or two , but is not entirely unexpected in this sweet but slight fable. Sandy christens the visitor Jules, although Joyce insists that the alien looks more like a Gary, as the three of them debate what to do, all while Jules keeps leaving Milton unexplained drawings and performing repairs on the damaged ship, racing against time as Men in Black from some agency called the National Security Center are homing in on the site.
In the end, “Jules” performs a magical if tiny bait-and-switch: It’s less a sci-fi parable — “E.T. the Extraterrestrial” for the AARP demographic — than a fairy tale reminding us that the tribulations of getting old are more natural than sad, and best done in the company of loved ones.At area theaters. Contains strong language and a brief moment involving the threat of violence. 97 minutes.
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