I want to see this movie, because I always admire Annette Bening and Julianne Moore's acting abilities. That alone would have been my motivation, but then I read this review in the
New York Times and was captivated by this paragraph...
It is almost impossible to find the right shorthand for these women. Their speech patterns and habits certainly seem familiar. The screenwriters’ ear for the way therapeutic catchphrases and hazy insights recalled from college reading lists filter into everyday conversation is as unerring as Ms. Moore’s offbeat comic timing or Ms. Bening’s tactical use of silence.
The Kids are All Right
New York Times Reviewer A.O. Scott
I spent part of last week high up in the Sears Tower working for a private equity firm. A really interesting experience--same old executive assistant work, but nice people and a beautiful environment.
I was beat by Friday--not enough sleep three nights in a row--but the weekend has been restorative. Watching great movies and reading great books. It has been awhile since I have been able to say that. The first novel of a former real estate professional, Donna Milner's After River, was shockingly wonderful. She is at work on novel #2 and I cannot wait. Sure hope she is not a one-trick pony. Then, I started Fire in the Blood another translation of a newly discovered novel by Irene Nemirovsky. Wonderful! Last year I read and enjoyed Suite Francaise for a multitude of reasons--her personal story and how the novel was discovered and came to be and then translated. At that time I meant to research whether any more of her magnitude of work had been translated. Fire in the Blood is a newer release--the manuscript thought to be partial, and then discovered by researchers. Really a magnificent book.
