Rotten
l, yet the movie's There's spiky humour and ample breathing room for the material, yet the movie's rather too intent on parading its own wisdom.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The Upside of Anger
Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back together.
2005 · 1h 58m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Mike Binder
Overview
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
Director and cast
- Mike Binder Director
- Joan Allen as Terry Ann Wolfmeyer
- Kevin Costner as Denny Davies
- Erika Christensen as Andy Wolfmeyer
- Keri Russell as Emily Wolfmeyer
- Alicia Witt as Hadley Wolfmeyer
- Evan Rachel Wood as Lavender 'Popeye' Wolfmeyer
- Mike Binder as Adam 'Shep' Goodman
- Dane Christensen as Gordon Reiner
- Tom Harper as David Junior
- Danny Webb as Grey Wolfmeyer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Binder wrote this movie for Joan Allen, and it is her flinty performance that gives the undertaking what claim it has to success.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
Mike Binder's femme-dominated domestic drama hooks the viewer immediately, and is flecked with enough bitterly comic touches to make this an easy-to-digest variation of an angst-ridden tale.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
The actors tune in to their individual characters perfectly, but this is Allen's show.
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Standard-issue.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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