Friday, May 1, 2009

Two Lovers

Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow   w/d James Gray

Here we follow the life of a post-suicide-attempt thirty-something, living back at the parents' Brighton Beach manse. He meets two women, a nice Jewish girl and an exciting self-destructive blonde. Which will he choose? 

The very fact that he gets to choose anyone was a stumbling block I couldn't get past. This guy was morose, not charming, inarticulate, selfish and not particularly good looking. What exactly were these two women attracted to? His dilemma was the entire focus of the film but I never bought the premise. 

A good cast wasted.

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