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...Nicole Holofcener??s painfully sad and wickedly smart new film is a study of middle age: “Friends with Money” focuses on four women as they enter, with trepidation, tantrums, and biting wit, into middle-age, but moreover it highlights how four actresses who were conventionally charming and cute in their thirties—Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener (“Capote”), Frances McDormand (“Almost Famous”), and Joan Cusack (“School of Rock”)—have matured into four phenomenal acting forces...
...McDormand ups the neurotic ante of her performance in “Almost Famous,” but as her character spirals into insanity, Holofcener??s dialogue can’t keep up the pace. Her on-screen outbursts are the most forced demonstrations of emotion in this very bittersweet movie; fortunately, her subtle displays of affection with her (speculated to be gay) husband, Aaron (Simon Burke) sweeten every scene they play together...
...triumph of the single woman, the importance of long-lasting friendship and frank discussion of class conflict, Holofcener??s film borrows heavily from feminist playwright Wendy Wasserstein, especially the material of “The Heidi Chronicles,” “Uncommon Women,” and “Old Money.” The portrayal of the perplexing nature of female depression in “Friends with Money” seems to echo Michael Cunningham’s book and 2002 screenplay “The Hours.” At the same...
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