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John CurranScenario:
Larry GrossCamera:
Maryse AlbertiMuziek:
Michael ConvertinoActeurs:
Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause, Naomi Watts, Sam Charles, Haili Page, Jennifer Bishop, Amber RothwellSamenvattingen(1)
Jack en Hank zijn beiden docent Engels in een klein vriendelijk plaatsje in New England. In veel opzichten lijken hun levens op elkaar, maar hun echtgenotes zijn heel verschillend. Terry is wisselvallig en, zoals Jack vaak zegt, niet de meest efficiënte huisvrouw, terwijl Edith kalm en zelfverzekerd lijkt en uitstekend in staat om het huis zo rustig te houden dat Hank er kan schrijven. Maar de vier zijn goede vrienden, die veel samen op stap gaan, als ze babysitters kunnen vinden. Totdat Jack en Edith een affaire met elkaar beginnen en schuldgevoel, achterdocht, angst, wrevel, verwijten en wraak hun tol gaan eisen. (A-Film Benelux)
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Closer, which is essentially about the same thing, didn't impress me at the time, and, interestingly, two films with the same theme can evoke such contradictory emotions in me. I could say that John Curran's film bored me, and it would be true that at least every other scene, actually every scene, was about three times longer than it should have been. But that's only part of the truth because, in reality, this drama rather irritated me. I had an intense feeling that they were just playing with grand messages and emotions here, that it was sophisticated kitsch for festival audiences. Of course, Naomi Watts is appropriately charming, and let's be honest, those shameful scenes (which, again, I consider to be cheap bait for male viewers) are tempting, and Laura Dern is an excellent character actress, but it seemed to me that they didn't have much to do here. Marital crises are vividly depicted in countless dramas, and in this ranking, We Don't Live Here Anymore will definitely not be featured at the top. Overall impression: 40%.
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