Thursday, March 24, 2011
MOSTLY NORMAL
Today's film was Nicole Holofcener's
This is a nice little ensemble picture about mostly nice, normal people having life happen. Holofcener, who gave us Lovely and Amazing as her last picture, is gentler here, a bit funnier and mellowed out.
The humor is subtle and more the kind that we encounter in daily life. There are no outrageous situations. This is what situation comedy might be without the laugh track, the pratfalls, the constant one liners and real people.
All the actors are quite good and work together for a seamless whole.
I normally do not like Katherine Keener but she is great in this and the same with Oliver Platt. They have been very well directed here.
What else can I say?
It is not a big picture, it is not breaking any cinematography ground and it is not going to get an Oscar or an anything awarding.
It is a city picture. These people live in Greenwich Village in New York City and are confirmed urbanites. I can relate to that. I was until I wasn't.
I will give this a 3 out of Netflix5.
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