Same Old Spacey
But Married Life is a surprisingly good Hitchcockian thriller
(April 3, 2008) Opening
FUNNY GAMES.Remake of 1997 thriller follows young men as they take a family hostage in a vacation home invasion. Rated R. 108 m. At the Minor.
LEATHERHEADS.A ragtag team in early-1920s professional football league is saved by golden boy war hero. Rated PG-13. 114 m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and
Mill Creek.
NIM’S ISLAND.Author’s literary creation inspires young girl’s fantasy island; author and girl unite to conquer Nim’s Island. Rated PG. 94 m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.
RUINS.Friends on vacation in Mexico are persuaded by German tourist to hunt for his lost brother, last seen near mysterious ruins. Rated R. 91 m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.
Reviews
MARRIED LIFE: Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) has been married to Pat (Patricia Clarkson) for several decades, but is deeply in love with Kay (Rachel McAdams), a woman 20 years his junior. Rather than put his wife through the humiliation of divorce (this is the late ‘40s), he makes a plan to kill her. Harry’s best friend Richard Langley (a jaunty Pierce Brosnan) also develops a serious interest in Kay, though he’s always been a shallow ladies’ man. Through a series of mixed signals and happenstance, Harry’s plans are derailed and he’s forced to deal with a changed situation.
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