Style: Drama
Director: David Anspaugh
Starring: Elizabeth Perkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg
Working Time: 105 minutes
Synopsis: Faculty poetry instructor Rebecca (Elizabeth Perkins) is devastated when her husband is killed by a automobile whereas jogging. She receives emotional help from her neighbour Sylvie (Whoopie Goldberg); youthful sister Lucy (Gwyneth Paltrow); and ex-stepmother Alberta (Kathleen Turner). Sylvie’s marriage is in bother, Lucy is a morose loner with physique picture insecurity, and Alberta is an unlikeable Wall Road govt. The months cross, and Rebecca lastly perks up when a good-looking housepainter (Jon Bon Jovi) seems within the neighbourhood.
What Works Effectively: The proficient solid delivers reliably regular performances, attaining small victories for quiet moments of discomfort and dry humour. The idyllic rich suburban setting is quaint.
What Does Not Work As Effectively: Based mostly on the autobiographical e book by Ellen Simon (Neil’s daughter), that is an aimless and listless drama. Beneath the delicate focus packaging is an unconvincing exploration of grief involving poorly outlined characters who fail to transition from glib to real. The pacing is languid, few if any insights register, and a few late-in-the-day revelations seem out of nowhere and smack of narrative desperation.
Key Quote:
Alberta: I might slightly think about a person than know him for certain.
