DS (16) and I went to watch the new Mission Impossible film this afternoon. Just as the film was starting, a couple came in with their toddler in a pushchair, I guess he was about 2, and sat in front of us. He was as good as gold for the first half an hour or so whilst he was being plied with snacks but then he got restless, and started talking loudly to his parents who just kept telling him to shush. This carried on for quite some time and it was ok during the noisy action parts but really distracting in the quiet moments. DS and I moved further along the row of seats to try and get away a bit but could still hear the toddler trying to interact with his parents.
It’s a long film, nearly 3 hours, and I felt sorry for him, sat in a dark, loud cinema being told to shush all the time. I was also annoyed that mine and my DS’s enjoyment of the film was being affected. At one point the Dad took him for a walk to check out the reclining seat area in front of us then walked right round the front of the screen and ended up in the exit corridor where the toddler was allowed to run up and down talking whilst the Dad could still watch the film. I mean fair play for giving it a go and maybe hoping the child might fall asleep but surely they should have given up once the child made it clear he had had enough for the sake of the child and everyone else trying to enjoy the film! AIBU to think they were unreasonable?