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starring Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid...
...life plods along in a comfortable, if somewhat dull, fashion, until one day when she spots her husband Eddie (Dennis Quaid) sharing a passionate kiss with another woman outside his office...
...what she wants. And she breezes through every scene, tossing out off-the-cuff, sardonic zingers with a grace one doesn't often see in today's movies. Sedgwick is no abrasive Roseanne Barr type--she is utterly feminine in short skirts and sheer hose, even as she knees Quaid in the groin and announces, "Well I feel better...
Rowlands, Duvall, Quaid and Aull, who was chosen for the part in a nation-wide talent search, all turn in strong performances; Quaid should be given recognition for bringing out the likable side of his character, and not allowing Eddie to become a one-dimensional villain-husband...
There are darker shades too: Ryan refused to marry Quaid, with whom she had been involved for years, until he gave up cocaine. He did, she did, and they now have a son Jack, 3. So how are the cowboy and the lady making a go of it? "By just facing it. Love is not a decision your brain makes. It's a feeling you know somewhere else, and your brain catches up. But love challenges you in areas you need to be challenged in. It rests somewhere in not knowing what's going to happen. Not predicting. That...