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All at Once (2016)

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A young up and coming artist in New York city has his life and dreams forever altered when the tragic events of 9/11 take the lives of his two best friends and he accepts guardianship of the couple's two young daughters. Now eleven years later, and teaching art at an elementary school, he raises the girls as if they were his own, but the financial grind to live in NYC is too much, so he decides to take the girls away from the only place they've ever called home and move back to Buffalo where he grew up. This "non-traditional" family now faced with change, new surroundings, and a new journey, must learn how to adjust to this new life, while trying to find themselves along the way.

Introduction
"All at Once" is a dramedy movie released in 2016. Composed by Jon Abrahams and Michael Testone, the film pits life's catastrophes against newfound duties. The movie narrates the journey of a young artist living in New York City, who unexpectedly becomes a guardian to his two nieces after maxing out his charge card to support his art career.

Plot Synopsis
The story focuses on the lead character Jack Brennan (played by Jon Abrahams), a struggling artist in Manhattan. His normal presence takes a dogleg when he is required to take on the role of a guardian to his 2 young nieces, Pearl and Mary (played by Erika Christensen and Annie Potts respectively), after their moms and dads - Jack's best friends - die in the 9/11 attacks.

As he attempts to figure out his next actions and adjust to this sudden lifestyle modification, Jack is offered a task in Seattle by his former art school roommate, Eddie Orman (played by Martin Abrahams). This makes him face a crossroads: whether to take this opportunity to advance his creative profession or to stick with his nieces in New York and develop a family.

Cast Performances

Jon Abrahams provides a good efficiency as Jack, adding depth to his character's psychological battles while also effectively highlighting his transformation from an ambitious artist to a caring guardian. Erika Christensen and Annie Potts depict the role of nieces brilliantly, communicating their sorrow and confusion over the abrupt loss of their parents.

Major Themes
"All at Once" handle the themes of loss, duty, transformation, and love. It excellently portrayed the sheer effect of tragic events on an individual's life trajectory. More considerably, it demonstrates how unpredicted situations can bring out unexpected strength and capacities in a person.

Jack has a hard time to satisfy the psychological and physical needs of his nieices, but he is a thoughtful, client, and loving guardian. Gradually, he forgoes his dreams and individual ambitions for the sake of providing his nieces with a sense of stability and security. He eventually selects household over self, revealing his amazing shift from a self-absorbed artist to a responsible grownup.

Reception and Conclusion
Despite setting out an emotional and heartrending story, "All at Once" received combined reviews from audiences and critics. While some admired the movie's representation of Jack's transformation and its representation of unexpected parenthood, others felt the motion picture didn't totally explore the intricacy of its primary style, rather resorting to cliches and foreseeable stories.

Conclusively, "All at Once" informs an engaging journey of transformation and self-realization through its protagonist, utilizing the backdrop of family and responsibility. Though it may not be a straight-out important success, it does provide an introspective look at the options one is persuaded into making during life's unanticipated turns.

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