A disappointment with what in my opinion is a light-weight treatment of a serious subject matter.
I wanted so badly for this to be a break out film for Schwimmer, and a career changing role for Garofalo, who despite her success at being very annoying, is a substantive actress.
There were too many points of departure that didn't link up and subsequently I felt the film played at a level just above melodrama.
Great actors who all deserve better, a great backdrop of Atlantic City in the fall, and yet it still just didn't work for me.
It lacked urgency, Schwimmer's Duane was more regretful than remorseful. Schwimmer didn't convince me as a drunk either.
I do respect the fact that they took a chance with this project. I feel like blaming someone here but I'm not sure who. It just didn't work for me.
I wanted so badly for this to be a break out film for Schwimmer, and a career changing role for Garofalo, who despite her success at being very annoying, is a substantive actress.
There were too many points of departure that didn't link up and subsequently I felt the film played at a level just above melodrama.
Great actors who all deserve better, a great backdrop of Atlantic City in the fall, and yet it still just didn't work for me.
It lacked urgency, Schwimmer's Duane was more regretful than remorseful. Schwimmer didn't convince me as a drunk either.
I do respect the fact that they took a chance with this project. I feel like blaming someone here but I'm not sure who. It just didn't work for me.