Tacticalin An absolute waste of money
Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
St Dei Criticized for being voyeuristic, I ask what else is movie watching? I would've loved to go to this party. Especially when they... well I don't want to spoil anything, but let's just say that the scene @ 1:02:40 is one of the best of the genre I've seen on film, and the music perfectly captures the ambiance of the moment. BTW it is Michael Penn's "Nothing Like Us." Well, I guess I better blab some more since this site requires ten lines of text to get a posting in and I can promise you I'll never post again because the last thing we need is more bland filler info in this world full of too much information. There 10!
jse126 I can't find much to say about this film. It was as dull as laundry day and filled with self important yet completely vapid people who cannot get along with anyone because they are all so concerned with themselves. They whine and moan and complain so much that after a while you'll feel like killing them all. It was made by Jennifer Jason Leigh, which to me is quite telling. This woman is regarded by many in Hollywood to be a great actress, which does in part explain why American movies are so awful. She is a dullard. Her name in the cast list of any movie is like a warning that a dull movie lies in store - and she MADE this one. I got the impression from the film that she thinks that it represents how people truly are and what "real life" is - but if for some reason she happens to be reading this, let me say emphatically to her that it does NOT. Of course it does paint a picture of her tragic little world of NY to LA movie types - but that is her problem, and there is a real life beyond Hollywood's artificial one (it's telling how these adults take Ecstacy, a kiddie drug that provides s with artificial emotions to go with their artificial lives). I do not want to be a part of that world and do not want to attend their parties, therefore I am sorry that I watched this. It might be a good wakeup call to anyone who dreams of movie stardom though. These people are so full of themselves because they are so empty of everything else. Actually I have to amend that statement - they are full of something else, though the twain may be hard to discern.This film, the type of people in it, and Jennifer Jason Leigh - they all deserve each other. I can't wait until Hollywood falls into the ocean.
edwagreen Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming both wrote and directed this mess.An anniversary party is supposed to be one of joy but this is anything but that.A whole host of people come to celebrate-that is with their frustrations as well.Cumming is an up and coming Hollywood director who has just casted Gwyneth Paltrow to appear in his next film. She will essentially, as Sky Davidson, play Miss Leigh, his wife in the film. We are also supposed to believe that Paltrow, a blonde beauty, has just completed the film Babi-Yar, a holocaust film, where she plays a milk-maiden who takes a bullet to the head. She is named Gitel but this far from Fiddler on the Roof.When the dog Otis got lost, I thought we were going to go back to A Come Back Little Sheba atmosphere. In fact, I was right. While searching for the dog, Leigh finds Cumming in the arms of another and reveals that she has an abortion. Leigh looks simply awful in the movie. She really appears to be on drugs-the latter kills Cumming's sister, Lucy, at the end of the film.With all this going on, we have Kevin Kline, who portrays an actor who has just won the Oscar and John C. Reilly, who survives a drowning.Against the music of charades, that game is played. What is the purpose of all this? How do you invite your neighbors to such a party when you have been feuding with them regarding their constantly barking dog?The film is absolutely ridiculous at best.
Michael O'Keefe Written, produced and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. Joe(Cumming)and Sally(Leigh)throw a party to celebrate the ending of a year apart and their 6th wedding anniversary; and currently going through the motions of wanting to start a family and a move to London. Some of their closest friends past and present plus their neighbors are invited to this gathering. One of those attending is an actress(Gwyneth Paltrow)starring in Joe's novel turned into a movie. Sally is an actress herself and struggling with emotional matters. Friend Cal(Kevin Kline) and his wife(Phoebe Cates)are among the invitees.The party really starts to lose control at the get-go. Jealousies, politically incorrectness and bickering neighbors make the party awkward. As the party moves out to the pool and the mood elevating drug Ecstacy is ed around, diverse personalities watch this get-together spiral into confusion.This drama is also a cruel comedy and some may find this movie not even worth watching for two hours. I really enjoyed Leigh, but thought Cumming annoying as hell. Not really being a Paltrow fan...I found her very interesting. The cast also features: Parker Posey, Jennifer Beals, Jane Adams, Denis O'Hare and John C. Reilly.
