I've seen the trailer for this film many times and each time made me more sure I wanted to see it.
The premise is intriguing - two Australian women, childhood friends played by Robin Wright and Naomi Watts, hook up with each other's buff teenage (late teens, at least!) son.
I did enjoy this, but just not quite as much as I hoped I would.
There's some lines in the script that are actually laughable (interesting take on that particular issue here) and the two sons are so laconic that they verge on comatose! It's particularly so with one of the sons, played by James Frecheville who you might recognise from Animal Kingdom.
I read one review that described Robin Wright's Australian accent as "perfect"... Sorry, what?! I'm afraid I don't agree and her frequent use of the word 'Harold' in reference to her husband (Ben Mendelsohn) is a regular reminder. It comes out as 'Hair-old' in that American way and despite the fact that she's an excellent actor and her performance in this is good, it kept me wondering why they didn't just cast another Aussie beside Naomi Watts.
All that said, in spite of a few 'cons' with this one, it still remains a really interesting premise and Watts' and Wright's performances are excellent. I'd probably put this in the 'see it on DVD' category, don't rush out to the cinema and pay a lobster to see it. Good but not amazing.
Trailer here.
The premise is intriguing - two Australian women, childhood friends played by Robin Wright and Naomi Watts, hook up with each other's buff teenage (late teens, at least!) son.
I did enjoy this, but just not quite as much as I hoped I would.
There's some lines in the script that are actually laughable (interesting take on that particular issue here) and the two sons are so laconic that they verge on comatose! It's particularly so with one of the sons, played by James Frecheville who you might recognise from Animal Kingdom.
I read one review that described Robin Wright's Australian accent as "perfect"... Sorry, what?! I'm afraid I don't agree and her frequent use of the word 'Harold' in reference to her husband (Ben Mendelsohn) is a regular reminder. It comes out as 'Hair-old' in that American way and despite the fact that she's an excellent actor and her performance in this is good, it kept me wondering why they didn't just cast another Aussie beside Naomi Watts.
All that said, in spite of a few 'cons' with this one, it still remains a really interesting premise and Watts' and Wright's performances are excellent. I'd probably put this in the 'see it on DVD' category, don't rush out to the cinema and pay a lobster to see it. Good but not amazing.
Trailer here.