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Shining moments punctuate this uneven portrait
PostedOctober 18, 2008
Ravengrey26
from Philadelphia, PA
I was disappointed. I blame its shortcomings more on the writing than any one actor (or Demme himself). Jenny Lumet's script has a lot going for it, but it can get a little trite. I felt more than once that it was too contrived in the way it introduced revealing moments for certain characters. That being said, there is a tremendous sense of the authentic, this group of family and friends with their music and merriment (and conflict) have many shining moments that do resound. Hathaway sells a complicated part fairly well, shining in the presence of Debra Winger, but other times Hathaway seems to falter navigating through the maze of her character.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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