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...good representation of the entire movie, which has the potential to be as witty as an Oscar Wilde play, but ends up too cliché to rise to its own challenge. Harry’s disappointment with his married life drives him into the arms of Kay (Rachel McAdams, “Mean Girls”), a widow with a pin-up girl’s physique and a Goethe-like conception of love. In an act of imprudence, Harry introduces Kay to Richard, who is single and handsome. Richard decides that Kay is his next conquest. The plot twists...
...their actingand the poorly-constructed world theyinhabit leaves the viewer torn betweensympathy and boredom. By the end ofthe film, the viewer is hoping for thereturn of Joleen, not out of concern forTara and James, but out of a desire to seethe credits roll.—Staff writer Rachel A. Burns can bereached at rburns@fas.harvard.edu...
...sketch the plot of Married Life is to make the movie seem more provocative than it turns out to be. Drab, middle-age Harry (Chris Cooper) confides to his spiffy friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) that he's fallen in love with young, blond Kay (Rachel McAdams). The inconvenience is Harry's wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson); he still cares for the old girl, and it would kill her to see her hurt. So he'll have to kill her. That's the recipe for a fine thriller, of old or new fashion, and the attractive cast has their hooks...
...ultimately, it’s nothing new. It’s unoriginal not just because of its resemblance to other tub videos, but because Ashanti is unable to be remarkable or memorable unless she’s fawning over Ja Rule. Or riding an elephant. —Rachel S. Park...
...With reporting by Stephan Kueffner/Quito, Rachel Jones/Caracas and Sibylla Brodzinsky/Bogota