![]() ![]() He seems to relish his small 'against type-cast' role. Special notice should be given to Justin Long's cameo as a thug. Not much depth is written into these people but Ryan and Hutton do a rather spectacular job with their roles anyway. The wife doesn't respond well and much inappropriate behavior follows. Basically this is a love-triangle story about a man (Tim Hutton) whose planning on leaving his wife (Meg Ryan) of 14 years for a much younger woman (Kristin Bell). If you enjoy films like "War of the Roses", you should like this one. Hines, if you somehow get another shot at directing, and the result is not noticeably superior, I suggest you hang-up your director's cap permanently! Timothy Hutton and a rejuvenated Meg Ryan both turn in commendable, but somewhat strained performances (Over-direction Perhaps?) Two things saved SERIOUS: A fair share of laugh-provoking moments and acts 3 and 4.(Far superior to rest of film) So, instead of 5*-IT GETS 6*.ENJOY/DISFRUTELA! For what seems like an endless loop, the only shots/edits we get are ping-pong talking heads. One sequence, midway into the film, is particularly annoying: Husband and wife, tied up in the bathroom, begin a prolonged argument. She seems like a sweet, wonderful person a rather competent actor and a totally unimaginative, inexperienced and lackluster director. Novice Director Cheryl Hines(WAITRESS introduced the film. Despite some genuinely funny moments, SERIOUS fumbles the execution. This apparently transports wife to The Twilight Zone, because, from that moment on, she exhibits the most un-attorney-like comportment imaginable! Losing touch with reality, she decides to "kidnap" husband until he has "retuned to his senses" and abandons the idea of abandoning her. Getting home a day early, wife(Meg Ryan) catches hubby(Timothy Hutton) sneaking out in Stealth Mode. Set in a house, in 5 brief acts Half of all on-screen time is spent in the bathroom, of all places! The basic premise seems like a sure-fire winner: Not-so-successful, burned out husband decides to leave more successful lawyer wife, before she gets home from vacation, for his ditsy, twenty-something secretary. Obviously, SERIOUS was inspired/adapted by a play. To be brutally honest, I think winning had more to do with leads Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, along with director Cheryl Hines, being by far the most well-known participants, than it did with the quality-(or relative lack thereof) of the film itself. Serious Moonlight won Best Film at the 2009 Orlando Film Festival. The ONLY Tony Kiss Castillo on FaceBook!. And I am not just saying that because I am taped to a toilet!įrom PASTO, COLOMBIA-Via: L. Dark moonlight window background movie#Very easy to figure out what happens early on and also easy to figure out how it will end - it is a Hollywood movie after all. Without giving away too much of the story, I found the plot to be very predictable. A good step away from the usual romantic comedies that she have been making. I like Meg Ryan as an actress, and this is one of the better roles I have seen her portray in awhile. You really get to feel for the characters of the movie. Now, it is not a comedy that will make you roll over laughing with tears streaming down your cheeks, but it is funny and have a very believable feel to it. You just curl your toes at the extremes Meg Ryan's character goes to for making her husband stay with her. It had really good dialogue and some nice scenes. ![]() This is a comedy unlike most other comedies out there. Meg Ryan puts on a marvelous performance as the slightly crazy wife doing whatever she can to make her husband love her. This is one of the better movies I have seen this past month or so. ![]()
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