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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
dishonest, likeable, dramatic - everything hollywood strives to be, 4 Jun 2008
I watched this film only recently and I absolutely love it. Aside from the story (basic, but definitely works well), the use of digital filming really adds a great texture to the style and flow of the film, it seems more 'fly on the wall' than hollywood drama. But that's just what's so fascinating, as it is a depiction of a celebrity couple and a day in their lives, so as celebrities are constantly in the public eye, this film successfully portrays the kind of intimacy we feel towards celebrities, though they are people we don't actually know anything about.
There's drama, drugs, affairs, fights and of course love, lust, laughs and losses.
Written and Directed by lead actors Jennifer Jason Leigh and Allan Cumming's, this is the story of a high profile couple who have recently reconciled and are celebrating their 6th anniversary. The relationship is just on the mend, so is still fragile and as the party unfolds so do the home truths, lies and deceit; and not just from the main couple, but all of their friends and their other halves that have attended the party.
That actual film has a brilliant, up-front, sinister, 90s indie feel to it, but still with enough Hollywood stylistics to make it a familiar formula. Ok so admittedly, no Oscars should be dished out for this movie, but it is still very watchable, even lovable as, all in all, it is just a story about the hardships of being in a relationship and how grueling and unpredictable life is, no matter how famous you are or how much money you have.
Great performance from Alan Cumming's, Pheobe Cates and also starring a rather young looking Gwyneth Paltrow.
Definitely worth purchasing if you are up for a rather gritty drama, or are one of the majority of us that is fascinated with the concept of celebrity and how much it means to others, but how little it means when you're living it.
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