Advantages: A decent score from Alexandre Desplat. Disadvantages: Dreadful writing, stolid direction and a lack of focus.
...spiral of drink and depression. The only bright spot for her is her husband’s best friend and fellow drunk Denny. A former baseball legend, he becomes a shoulder to cry on for Terry and a father figure to her daughters. But life becomes more complicated when their feelings for each other deepen.
Had I known that “The Upside of Anger” was written and directed by the same man as the misjudged “Reign Over Me”, I would probably have avoided it. Writer-director ... ...It’s hardly surprising it’s taken the best part of two years to get a release over here. It’s a film that doesn’t know what it wants to be. Binder tries to tie character study, romantic comedy and family drama together without really understanding any of the genres well enough. He doesn’t have the lightness of touch required for the romantic comedy aspects, allowing jokes to hang around too long. Nor does he have the required empathy with his characters ...
afy9mab 10.08.2007
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Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together. Starring Joan Allen and ... more
Kevin Costner The Upside Of Anger spans three years of a woman's life following her husband's sudden disappearance. Terry Wolfmeyer (Allen) an affluent suburban ...
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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