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Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Moni Moshonov, Isabella Rossellini, Bob Ari, Julie Budd, Elias Koteas, John Ortiz
A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.
Id: 10982279
Lately most movies have bored me to tears, an although this idea's been done many times before, it effectively captured my interest. Great characters, and even though Joaquin's character is kinda crappy, you really just want the best things for him and to have it all work out.
Hardly original but sleek and engaging romantic drama. I found the New York jewish setting tiresome but Phoenix repays Gray's fascination with him with another solid performance. Some of the plot points seemed unbelievable and the ending in particular felt contrived.
Melancholy romantic drama about suicidal, socially awkward Leonard who is torn between the sensible, attractive daughter of a family friend, who loves him and the lively, but self destructive, next door neighbor he is drawn to. Moody character driven film is rather soporific at ...( read more)
Both leads mix good and bad acting; the script takes shortcuts and Phoenix and each girl have sex before really laying the groundwork for making a move.
With the melodrama, pregnant silences and facial angst, it's kind of like a James Mangold film but quickly written and less p...( read more)
Spero che quel cazzone di Joaquin torni a deliziarci con film come questi, perché quando si mette a fare il personaggio psicologicamente instabile e depresso è fantastico.
I really expected to not like this movie so I was truly suprised I enjoyed it so much
Pretty good movie. Very good acting from Joaquin Phoenix.
Leonard Kraditor is a burned-out case, living with his immigrant parents after his fiancée left him, helping out at their Brooklyn dry cleaners, taking photographs, at loose ends, suicidal. In quick succession, he meets t...( read more)
A simple story dealt with a very sensitive touch by James Gray. Joaquin Phoenix is astounding.
