married life is less than satisfying
It’s “Life,” but not as we know it.
Married Life: Chris Cooper and Pierce Brosnan star as best buds who fall for same hot young war widow (Rachel McAdams) in this richly detailed romantic drama set in 1949. Cooper’s character is a successful executive whose fondness for the young lady is complicated by his long, dull marriage. Patricia Clarkson plays the dutiful, frustrated spouse in a film that wavers from black comedy to melodramatic suspense. Brosnan’s bachelor character is almost as unlikeable as his repressed, selfish pal. I say “almost” because at least he doesn’t contemplate murder as an escape route.
The film scores strong points for style — I love those postwar cars and clothes — and its virtuoso cast. But director Ira Sachs can’t decide if he’s making a modern noir or a teaching a moral lesson, and the final result is less than satisfying.
We give it a B-.
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