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The Upside of Anger (2005)
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Alicia Witt, Evan Rachel Wood
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 7, 2007
Reviews
Engaging, brilliantly directed, frequently funny and ultimately moving drama with a terrific script and superb performances from Allen and Costner.
A grandstanding performance from Joan Allen is the main attraction in this suburban dramacom.
The final twist is misjudged, and it doesn't cohere at any level; but some funny moments.
Self-pitying and saccharine, this big whining ball of dross drags itself across the screen for two interminable hours, climaxing in a twist ending that comes with neon road signs attached.
Entertaining but flawed look behind suburbia’s twitching curtains.
While beautifully cast and acted, this focuses on its comic strengths to the detriment of the drama, creating an unbalanced tone and leading to self-conscious attempts at serious observation. A pleasant watch, but nowhere near as profound as it thinks it
Compelling and honest with flashes of dark humour which makes this a meaty comedy drama.
Allen's imperious turn and Costner's affable charm go a long way to ensuring you'll look back on Anger with affection.
l, yet the movie’s There’s spiky humour and ample breathing room for the material, yet the movie's rather too intent on parading its own wisdom.
Always more than a mere by-numbers domestic drama, The Upside of Anger is desperately, darkly funny, with dialogue to, er, die for, and a perfect cast.
Costner shines as the persecuted suitor who tries his best not to mind when being nagged and belittled by his regally shrewish object of desire, up to a point.
Unfortunately, outstanding performances by Allen and Costner aren't given much of a viable dramatic context.
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