Married Life

This was the weakest film I saw at TIFF this year. Rachel McAdams seemed out of her depth (and plucked from the wrong generation) to star in this film. Chris Cooper was good and Patricia Clarkson is always fantastic. Pierce Brosnan was his usual dreamy self. Someone said his hair was not from the era and it might have looked too Remington Steele. Other than that, it was kind of like A Simple Plan meets Match Point (and fans of haikugirl know that A Simple Plan is her most despised movie of all time, which is more objectionable than simply being a bad movie, which is just a bit of a failure.) A Simple Plan was insulting and baseless. Unlike my married life, this one and its characters just seemed tired and going through the motions. The set designer was the true hero of the picture. But it was nice to see all the stars. Wait for the video. Mm

The good thing about this screening was seeing our friends Mike and Suzanne from New Jersey. They have been coming for several years and we met them in our seats at The Elgin (they like the right side near the front too!) I will post photos soon but it was lovely to reconnect with them. See you next year!