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Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause, Naomi Watts
An indiscretion between two close friends tears down their respective marriages.
Id: 10894311
This movie is captivating. The performances are excellent and the drama of the characters' lives is too much not to take it straight to heart
It is a depressing movie about decaying marriages. Two couples who are best friends with each other find attention in the other couple's spouse.
This film, like In the Bedroom in 2001, takes an Andre Dubus short story and makes it into one intense movie. The acting in this movie is outstanding, and the stakes are high in every scene. Expecting a quasi-Rom-Com, we got a Rom-Dram (thanks for that one, Sid!), but it's well w...( read more)
I have zero experience with marriage first hand, but these four actors made a great attempt at portraying the issues that must go on in married life. Some of the scenarios were far fetched and I'm inclined to be both fascinated/jealous of Laura Dern because she is Ben Harper's g...( read more)
So depressing. People are lying, cheating and cruel. Reminded me of a poor version of Closer.
Beautifully directed, although it gets a little melodramatic toward the end, as films like this tend to do. Watts and Ruffalo are amazing.
Drama about two failing marriages with Mark Raffalo and Naomi Watts, but the best thing in this movie is Laura Dern.
The story has been told only too often lately, so I didn't connect to what was going on the screen, the characters weren't all that interesting or nice, but I shou...( read more)
This movie shows a powerful portrait of two couples whose marriages are going to break; has an enormous power and tells some uncomfortable truths. The mood is very heavy and dense, and the presented drama is very complex. After the film it's like a kick in the stomach that stays ...( read more)
