Thursday, September 19, 2013

A divorced and single parent Eva (Julia LouisDreyfus) spends her days enjoying work as a masseuse but dreading her daughters impending departure for college. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) a sweet funny and likeminded man also facing an empty nest. As their romance quickly blossoms Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener) her new massage client. Marianne is a beautiful poet who seems almost perfect except for one prominent quality she rags on her exhusband way too much. Suddenly Eva finds herself doubting her own relationship with Albert as she learns the truth about Mariannes ex.

Review

ENOUGH SAID (2013) ***12 Julia LouisDreyfus James Gandolfini Catherine Keener Toni Collette Ben Falcone Tracey Fairaway Tavi Gevinson Eve Hewson Toby Huss Amy Landecker Kathleen Rose Perkins. Excellent romcom with top of their game acting by LouisDreyfus and Gandolfini (in his penultimate role) as a pair of mismatched divorcees attempting a relationship that is complicated by the fact that his ex (Keener) is her masseuse client leading to a comedy of errors and a lot of emotional juggling. Funny real and spoton dialogue highlight a great screenplay by Nicole Holofcener allowing her leads to sparkle and display some subtle nuanced charms. A winner.