Worth the watch.

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2019)

This movie will play differently to different people. For me, it hit close to home. Growing up in a broken family, I had to start dealing with parent issues when I was 6. I remember things vividly. My mom running away with me in the night. The fights. The split. The divorce and endless battle over things. Going to my dad's on the weekend and a variety of other things. This movie displays that like nothing else ever has.
Despite both parties wanting a clean divorce, it also shows how nasty that can become. It's frustrating to experience and just as frustrating to watch on screen.
Adam and Scarlett have standout performances in this film. We all know what Scarlett can do. We also know what Adam is capable of but I believe this is one of his best roles on display here.
It was interesting to me since this movie didn't have violence. My parent's divorce and I've seen many friends that had nasty divorces with violence included. While depressing, it was still somewhat refreshing to see this situation play out with no violence.
The only aspect of this film that falls short to me is how the couple is tied up with acting. That's fine and I'm sure things like this happen with relationships in Hollywood but it made the film a little pretentious. It became a battle of one person's career in theatre/Broadway in NY vs another person's TV career in LA. It made it tough to relate and while the plot tried to remain focused on the kid as being the reason, I couldn't get past it.
There could be best actor/actress chances behind this film going in to rewards season but It's not taking any technical or best picture awards. I could also see some screenplay nods here.
This film is certainly worth the watch. It'll likely be one of the films remembered when you see it come up but I doubt it'll be revisited as years go by.