By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Anthony Rapp | Debra Monk | Lauren Ambrose | Lisa Kudrow | Natalie Portman | Scott Cohen
Country: united_states
Year: 2011
Running time: 102
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032825/reference
Thom says: “This film was adapted from the novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman. This didn’t really win me over but perhaps it was a matter of relating to it. Emilia Greenleaf (Portman) a young lawyer sets her sights on her married boss and eventually steals him away from his brassy wife. But then she has to deal with her step-son who can’t stand her. Lisa Kudrow is superb as the very b*tchy ex-wife, but then she’s always good, isn’t she? While some laughs emerged this was really more of a drama & I’m not certain director Roos was comfortable with the material, as he’s known for his comedies. Scott Cohen plays the overdone, nonentity of the gay male friend. 3 cats“