Belongs on tv. Ordinary People appears a maserpiece alongside this tv-like melodrama of divorce in which nothing happens. Poor little middle-class boys... aw. Mommy doesn't love Daddy anymore. Sniffle. Jeff Daniels looks way too buff to be a famous author for that time and Laura Linney emotes... like a squid.
Of course, like all mediocre films, this one has at least one extremely wrong note: SPOILER COMING:
After Linney laughs in the husband's face for suggesting they try getting back together the older son gets mad at the father. Not very logical.
Two extremely good reasons to see the film, however: the breasts of the older son's girlfriend. Wow.
Anna Paquin shows she justifiably has been absented from films since a few successes in her younger years.
For the Linney fans: see Diane Keaton, Jill Clayburgh, Meryl Streep in their "bitch" roles and compare. It's not a favorable exercise to Ms. Linney. She's a B actress, no more.
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Topic - The Squid and the Whale. - tinear 16:07:37 03/23/06 (9)
- Re: The Squid and the Whale...Get Divorced and You'll Change Your Opinion - ToshiroofKreplachastan 05:58:24 03/25/06 (8)
- Divorced? Been there, done that. So what? - tinear 13:35:13 03/27/06 (1)
- "War of the Roses" - rico 08:09:46 04/01/06 (0)
- And it was a fine satire of liberal academic types -- must've had them cringing. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:54:04 03/25/06 (5)
- Ridiculous. In what way "liberal?" If they had been so, the - tinear 13:37:40 03/27/06 (0)
- Re: And it was a fine satire of liberal academic types -- must've had them cringing. nt - RMcCoy 07:34:47 03/26/06 (3)
- That's a beautiful addendum and a perfect explanation of why those who don't like the movie... - clarkjohnsen 10:31:35 03/26/06 (2)
- I think you're both reaching just a bit. - sjb 14:07:55 03/26/06 (1)
- Re: I think you're both reaching just a bit. - RMcCoy 10:10:15 03/27/06 (0)