Gaumont, Nick Wechsler Productions
Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet, Griffin Dunne, Anson Mount, Stephanie Romanov, Scott Adsit, Daniel Eric Gold
Joanna (Keira Knightly) and Michael (Sam Worthington) are a married couple of 4 years. They’re wealthy and seem to have everything together. Michael really loves Joanna, but Michael is so busy with work, including travelling a lot. At a party Joanna notices Laura (Eva Mendez), a colleague of Michaels who is obviously interested in him. She finds out some things that Michael didn’t tell her that sets off every jealous bone in her body, so she confronts him and makes a big scene. Michael has to go out on a business trip and Laura is going along. Meanwhile, Joanna’s ex, Alex (Guillame Canet) shows up in New York for one day on a trip and runs into Joanna and invites her out to a business dinner. Temptation all around, and this film is about this one night in the life of this couple and whether they will make it or not.
This is quite a sad movie. Movies of heartbreak, cheating, and couples who just don’t understand each other are the saddest sometimes. This is well done, and the characters are very well developed. We get to see into the heads of each of the main characters and what is their thoughts and motivation. There are a couple smaller characters thrown in to help us understand the mix. We get to see, perhaps a bit too close, the real feelings of these two.
This movie is rated R, probably for the subject matter rather than for what we see on the screen, as the action is very tame. But it’s not an interesting movie for younger folk anyway. This is aimed at married people who are doubting their relationship. It’s a pretty decent film, well done, and well acted. I think it’s a decent movie for those fond of relationship movies (read “Chick Flick” and would be enjoyed by someone who is a fan of that genre.
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