After walking in on his wife in bed with another man, Robbie leaves their home immediately, taking refuge in the countryside at his Aunt's home. His Aunt runs a home for pregnant teenagers, many of which don't have the resources or support system to get through this tough time in their life. Helping out around the house, Robbie inadvertently becomes the object of a few of the girls affection, being the only man in the house. Nate Silver's Uncertain Terms is a rich and layered film about love and longing that takes a pensive look at a group of characters who are in search of something, whether it be support, affection, or simply the feeling of being loved. So many films these days feel so inorganic when it comes to emotion, with characters whose emotions are dictated by the narrative, but with Uncertain Terms, everything feels genuinely honest and 100% organic. With Uncertain Terms, Nate Silver has created a film that beautifully captures the unstructured, uncertain quality of emotion, with all these characters who are simply looking for something that is quite frankly hard to quantify. The major crux of the story is centered around the relationship that unfolds between 30-year-old Robbie, and 18-year-old Nina, a young woman who is struggling with relationship problems of her own. The more they get to know each other, the more these character's emotions become "complicated", with friendship slowly evolving into possibly something more. Uncertain Terms captures the attachment and longing these characters feel when dealing with their own personal relationship issues, with the younger Nina attaching herself to Robbie. Uncertainty and fear breeds these feelings of attraction, which Robbie himself soon begins to share for Nina. Uncertain Terms captures how these feelings of inadequacy and need to feel attachment affect people of all ages almost as if Nate Silver is commenting on the inherent selfishness of attraction. Nate Silver's ability to take such a simple story and create such a layered and intricate film is truly impressive, with his latest film Uncertain Terms being another reminder of simply how great of a filmmaker Nate Silver has become.
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