The movie explores all the right to die issues of a cancer stricken father who has has chosen to stop all medication and take himself off life support within forty-eight hours. One sees how the Jewish family members respond to each other and how the father says goodbye to his wife, son, and daughter.
You'll walk away feeling sombre and slightly downtrodden but, thanks to a handful of strong performances and a strong emotional core, the central debate will linger in your mind, which is exactly what "Lullaby" sets out to do.
With the ever-expanding number of adults able to stay alive longer because of medical advancements, quality-of-life issues are top of mind for many folks. It's the way the filmmaker makes the point that is the problem.
A film like "Lullaby" should both enlighten and inspire debate. Instead, it feels simultaneously superficial and overbearing, albeit with a few moments that do indeed resonate.
