Married Life
Harry, meanwhile, in order to spare Pat the pain of desertion, has made a solemn decision: as humanely as possible, he will murder her. [Source: NZFF08]
- Director:
- Ira Sachs ('Forty Shades of Blue')
- Writer:
- Ira SachsOren Moverman
- Cast:
- Pierce BrosnanChris CooperPatricia ClarksonRachel McAdamsDavid Wenham
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Reviews & comments
Flicks, Team
flicksPoor old Harry (Chris Cooper) is a nice man propelled to do amazingly stupid things. By contrast, the vapid Richard (Pierce Brosnan) is simply a bachelor dandy and doesn’t hesitate to move in when introduced to Harry’s mistress Kay (Rachel McAdams). While Richard is scheming, Harry is plotting. Convinced that his loyal wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) will be destroyed by their breakup, he lights upon the idea of killing her.
Genre-Busting Movie with Emotional Depth
Ira Sach's first 'mainstream' movie is a tour-de-force for all concerned, combining suspense and humour in a way most other films have tried and failed at for years. the Hitchcockian story of a man ( Cooper ) who wishes to leave his sex-obsessed and emotionally frigid wife ( An erotic Clarkson ) for a younger and charmingly vivacious woman ( Innocently...
Vulture
pressIn Married Life, Ira Sachs aims a bit lower than Green but obliterates his target: The funny, the scary, the campy, the sad--they’re all splendidly of a piece.
Variety
pressThe tone, casting and material form a less-than-perfect match in Married Life, a period domestic drama that never quite decides if it wants to be a credible marital study, a noirish meller or a sly comedy.
Time Magazine
pressMore a case history than a devious puzzle, the movie is like a story overheard from the next restaurant booth: for all your curiosity as to how it turns out, you're not likely to have much personal investment in the people.
Stuff
pressThe film is filled with motifs from the 40s, the perfectly presented women, the ubiquitous cigarettes, and characters exclaiming "fix yourself a drink" as if a cocktail will solve everything.
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIt's a drama with elements of black comedy and suspense, European in feeling but American in attitude. Just for fun, it's set in 1949, an era of glamour, of Hitchcock and of husbands even more clueless than they are today.
New Zealand Herald
pressA combination of murder thriller and screwball farce is also a gently melancholy rumination on the nature of love.
Empire Magazine
pressA quartet of great performances and gorgeous scenery go some way to compensating for some strange variances in tone.
Flicks, Team
flicksPoor old Harry (Chris Cooper) is a nice man propelled to do amazingly stupid things. By contrast, the vapid Richard (Pierce Brosnan) is simply a bachelor dandy and doesn’t hesitate to move in when introduced to Harry’s mistress Kay (Rachel McAdams). While Richard is scheming, Harry is plotting. Convinced that his loyal wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) will be destroyed by their breakup, he lights upon the idea of killing her.
Vulture
pressIn Married Life, Ira Sachs aims a bit lower than Green but obliterates his target: The funny, the scary, the campy, the sad--they’re all splendidly of a piece.
Variety
pressThe tone, casting and material form a less-than-perfect match in Married Life, a period domestic drama that never quite decides if it wants to be a credible marital study, a noirish meller or a sly comedy.
Time Magazine
pressMore a case history than a devious puzzle, the movie is like a story overheard from the next restaurant booth: for all your curiosity as to how it turns out, you're not likely to have much personal investment in the people.
Stuff
pressThe film is filled with motifs from the 40s, the perfectly presented women, the ubiquitous cigarettes, and characters exclaiming "fix yourself a drink" as if a cocktail will solve everything.
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIt's a drama with elements of black comedy and suspense, European in feeling but American in attitude. Just for fun, it's set in 1949, an era of glamour, of Hitchcock and of husbands even more clueless than they are today.
New Zealand Herald
pressA combination of murder thriller and screwball farce is also a gently melancholy rumination on the nature of love.
Empire Magazine
pressA quartet of great performances and gorgeous scenery go some way to compensating for some strange variances in tone.
Genre-Busting Movie with Emotional Depth
Ira Sach's first 'mainstream' movie is a tour-de-force for all concerned, combining suspense and humour in a way most other films have tried and failed at for years. the Hitchcockian story of a man ( Cooper ) who wishes to leave his sex-obsessed and emotionally frigid wife ( An erotic Clarkson ) for a younger and charmingly vivacious woman ( Innocently...
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