Film 1: “A Foreign Affair”/“Two Brothers & A Bride”
Problem: Two country farm boys (David Arquette and Tim Blake Nelson – brilliant in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”) lose their mother to old age. No more French toast? Oh no!
Solution: Go to Russia on a love tour and find a good wife!
Result: Surprisingly straight-forward treatment of a ludicrous plot, which makes the realization that this happens all the time that much more sobering. Some real life wife-hunters and wanna-be brides cameo throughout the St. Petersburg scenes, and they’re just as desperate you’d think – which saddens an otherwise enjoyable comedy. Definitely indie material, but incredibly clean. After all, the boys are really after a housekeeper. So, no cursing or sex, but will your kids get it? Probably not if they’re under 14/15. Kudos to Emily Mortimer, who shows up in St. Pete, on a nicely nuanced performance.
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And Mortimer's Russian rocks! I loved this movie--especially the poignant scene when the older brother fast-forwards through the video he made of all the women who promise to be whatever he wants and keeps reviewing the footage of the woman who dares to disagree with him and put a mirror to his actions.
Perfectly said...
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