Phoenix plays that schism -- the damaged soul in a hunky body -- to perfection, so well that we overlook the logical chasm at the centre of the tale.
Two Lovers
Sometimes we leave everything to find ourselves.
2008 · 1h 50m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
James Gray
Overview
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
Director and cast
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Gray guides his strong cast to a resolution that is both surprising and entirely realistic.
Gray's direction lovingly toys with images of containment and release, effectively playing out the drama in visual terms - but we never really feel it.
If Two Lovers winds up being Phoenix's last movie, at least it offers posterity incontrovertible proof that, once, he was a contender.
What elevates Two Lovers beyond the mundane is the strength of the performances.
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