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The Upside of Anger (2005),
Director: Mike Binder, rated R for language,
sexuality
Sometimes what tears us apart helps us put it back
together
  Starring: Joan
Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri
Russell, Alicia Witt, Mike Binder
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"I am so sick of being your
bitch. I put up with your shit because I know how much pain
you're in!
But it's ENOUGH! It's a tall order for a patient motherf'er, and I am the furthest thing from that
that you're
ever going to lay eyes on." - Denny Davies
Why watch this? ...
this was an unexpected, warm, painful, occasionally funny film about two lost souls finding
each other.
Plot Summary: Terry
Wolfmeyer is a sharp-witted suburban wife and mother left to
raise her four daughters after her husband mysteriously
disappears. Struggling with anger and alcohol, she develops an
unconventional relationship with her neighbor Denny, a retired
baseball star turned radio DJ. Terry and her daughters navigate
their personal struggles and evolving relationships.
Dad's Preview:
Costner portrays Denny, a baseball player-turned talk-show host
who is looking for a lady. He stumbles across Terry, a bitter
woman whose husband just up and left her, and her four grown
daughters. This film is great for many reasons: its two leads are
perfectly cast (Joan Allen is incredible), the script is
savvy, the plot is full of pain, and there's a strong supporting cast.
It's a good thing for me as a male to take in all the femininity. The film's
director, Mike Binder, also stars as the Costner's scumbag DJ
pal, Shep - you'll love to
hate him.
Media 8 Ent., VIP
Medienfonds, Sunlight Prod.; New Line Cinema
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