It’s really not that complicated: It’s Complicated is not really that good. It’s in some nether world of not really a drama and not really a comedy. It doesn’t fully succeed with either element. Basic plot line is that Jane and Jake (Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, respectively), have been divorced for 10 years, after [...]
Read More Alec Baldwin, comedy, It's Complicated, joyce, Lake Bell, Meryl Streep, Rated R, romance, Steve MartinThough this latest surefire sobfest from director Nick Cassavetes (John Q., The Notebook) basically amounts to watching a kid die from cancer for two hours, it somehow doesn’t feel quite as melodramatic as it could have been. That doesn’t make it a good film. It just makes it easier to tolerate.
Read More Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Cameron Diaz, David, drama, DVD, Evan Ellingson, Joan Cusack, My Sister's Keeper, Nick Cassavetes, PG-13, Sofia Vassilieva, Thomas DekkerAs directed by Derick Martini (Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire), Lymelife is a sharply observed portrait of suburban Long Island life, circa 1979. Although we’ve seen this kind of film before, Lymelife is a classic example of how meticulously detailed direction of actors, and those actors’ superb character delineations can raise just about any [...]
Read More Alec Baldwin, Bruce, comedy, Cynthia Nixon, Derick Martini, drama, DVD, Emma Roberts, Kieran Culkin, Lymelife, R, Rory Culkin, Timothy Hutton