I actually liked most of this movie because it's a character study. However, EVERY OTHER sentence, the F Bomb is bandied about like nobody's business. Yeah, unfortunately we live in a world where cursing is the only way to communicate. Some words are just overused and really does take away from the script, characters and relationships. Anyway, I find this interesting considering that this couple are novelists, he, the front man and she, the ghostwriter AND he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Couldn't they think of more intellectual words when arguing?
I have read a few positive and a few negative reviews. I can't say the I hated it or loved it. It was real. The manipulative husband, the obedient wife (which she stepped into that on her own and it just keep going and going for years), but at least she did realize it toward the end. There is also a self pitying son that needs daddy's approval. I say, go forth and conquer on your own because daddy wasn't the brains and the talent in the parent duo, mommy was and she thought that your book was beautifully written. The ending was unexpected, but I loved that. Just desserts. If you want to see a good piece of acting, go for Glenn Close. I think that she will probably finally get that Best Actress Oscar that has been alluding her for about three decades. I have read that Toni Collette may be up as well and I love her. She is so talented. And, I get the feeling that Kiera Knightly may be up as well, but she'll have other opportunities since she's only 32. I would say that Glenn may have this one sewn up. She was pretty damn good. Another actress that I hope to see in the Best Supporting Actress category is Elizabeth McGovern. Her performance was short, but was raw and truthful of what women's success wasn't in the late 1950's. And, man, can Jonathan Pryce play a schmuck!
I have read a few positive and a few negative reviews. I can't say the I hated it or loved it. It was real. The manipulative husband, the obedient wife (which she stepped into that on her own and it just keep going and going for years), but at least she did realize it toward the end. There is also a self pitying son that needs daddy's approval. I say, go forth and conquer on your own because daddy wasn't the brains and the talent in the parent duo, mommy was and she thought that your book was beautifully written. The ending was unexpected, but I loved that. Just desserts. If you want to see a good piece of acting, go for Glenn Close. I think that she will probably finally get that Best Actress Oscar that has been alluding her for about three decades. I have read that Toni Collette may be up as well and I love her. She is so talented. And, I get the feeling that Kiera Knightly may be up as well, but she'll have other opportunities since she's only 32. I would say that Glenn may have this one sewn up. She was pretty damn good. Another actress that I hope to see in the Best Supporting Actress category is Elizabeth McGovern. Her performance was short, but was raw and truthful of what women's success wasn't in the late 1950's. And, man, can Jonathan Pryce play a schmuck!