Not as great as anticipated

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2020)

Very slow, the only scene that got anything out of me is towards the end when the 2 main characters have the huge fight and say all the nasty things to each other that you're not supposed to say when trying to take the high road, but you can't hold it in anymore. One great scene, and the rest very plodding, depressing and just meh. I mean, divorce is supposed to be depressing, but these two married people are so underwhelming personality-wise, it's hard to care about either of them. We do get a fairly good education on slimy LA lawyers and how hypocritical they are. It's all kiss-kiss, hug-hug for appearances, but when it's time for the big show and screwing people over to get everything at any cost, they are snakes! Yes, all the performances are good, but the material is nothing new or ground breaking. Based on all the hoopla of the main character's performances, I was expecting to be blown away. Instead, I was waiting endlessly for something epic to happen, but instead, it was another movie about getting divorced, which we've all seen already in one form or another.