“Brooke is a seasoned campaigner in the double, she knows the boat so well,” Spoors says. Photo: Rowing NZ.įrancis, mum of nine-month-old daughter Keira, also won Olympic silver but in the double scull. Rupert Robertson (left) and Keira Francis in their Rowing NZ team onesies. “It’s a stroke of luck that we’ve ended up together,” says Spoors, who won Olympic silver in the women’s eight in Tokyo, and had son Rupert six months ago. And if that all works out, and they find synergy and speed in their skiff, their goal will move to rowing at the Paris Olympics next year. Their concentration is on racing together for the first time next month at the World Cup in Lucerne, and then the world championships in September.
* Family tree key to Emma Twigg's fifth Olympic bid * World champion Lucy Spoors leading mum revolution They even wear their own tiny New Zealand team onesies.īut once Francis and Spoors slip into the water in their double scull, knowing their first-borns are being cared for, they can focus purely on their sport, ensuring their oar blades slice through the water in unison. Or you might spot the babies at the gym, being jiggled on the hips of Rowing New Zealand support staff, while their mums lift weights. If the new mums get their timing right, the little ones often fall asleep to the whirring white noise of the rowing erg’s flywheel, as the athletes try to snatch a (rare) solid hour of training indoors. And then suddenly, it’s time to go rowing. Their babies, Keira and Rupert, are exactly three months apart, but still at a stage where sleeping is a lottery – some nights you win, some nights you’re up five times. When Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors meet in the misty dawn on the banks of Lake Karapiro, their first words inevitably are: “How did you sleep?” It’s been a voyage of discovery – for both the mums and the sport – so far. Olympic silver medallists Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors are making their 'mum-back' together, pairing up to row at the world champs with new babies in tow. A must-see film and one that is just as great the second and third time viewing it.Olympics A stroke of luck for rowing mum duo Johansson's character (Quad's daughter and Grace's love interest) is essential to drawing Quad/Grace towards their inevitable surrogate father/son relationship, and she does so perfectly, making every actor around her look good - why she didn't receive Best Performance In A Supporting Role nomination is perplexing, but probably due to her already highly-recognized performances over the previous 18 months - quite an impressive resume for a teenager. This mid-2000 decade acting period was when she made her mark, rapidly ascending to stardom, and honing her acting skills in key roles when she was only 18 to 20 years old. Co-star Johansson is flawless in building upon her breakout 'Lost In Translation' and 'Pearl Earring' performances.
Soundtrack is wonderfully in sync with the emotions of the film. Add in the perspective of a bright mid-twenties professional's (Topher Grace) search for happiness - meaningful career, love, a wife, starting a family, and a life-mentor/father-figure (Quad), while navigating the good, the bad, and the indifferent of corporate personalities, and interesct the two generations, and you have a film that engages one from beginning to end.
Safe for 12+ year olds, and identifiable characters and themes for adults. 'In Good Company' takes one through the balancing of middle-age fatherhood and career (Quad), with heart, humor, and a positive family-first theme (without resorting to cliches or the "Hollywood" treatment). This is a nearly perfect "little film" with a great story that draws you in with believable charecters, and first rate performances by every actor. Ignore the trailer that fails to capture the subtle moments in the film. Director Paul Weitz's Best Screenplay Topher Grace's Break-Out in Film (his first and best film performance to date) Scarlett Johansson continued her rapid ascent in film at only age 19, and Dennis Quad hits a home run in one of his most endearing and connected performances.
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