Mr&Mrs Unhappy, make others unhappy too

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2009)

I saw this movie last night and was looking forward to see it with such actors as Decaprio and Winslet. Although conscious of the period I had trouble to cope with over articulated, almost stage like dialog, perhaps a contradiction in term from me as I wish so often speech was clearer and so miss so much of dialog in many movies!
Some praise the acting, to me it was a little more like "days of our life". I could not feel much spontaneity from the characters as if someone was whispering the lines for them to utter. Many have criticised the children absence, this one of the remark our group made during the viewing. So although it had something to retain your attention I think the name of the actors was the main drawing card. Having said this I think this particular theme and its treatment would have been better served with actors not so popular. I started to read others comments with the default filter (set to Best first) and was, I was going to say "surprised" but not so, rather filled with a feeling of "what did you expect". Although there were some comments I did think rather fair, they did not reflect my feelings. So I turned the filter to " I hate it" and there I found that there were quite a few people who shared my appreciation of this film. At both end of the spectrum as usual there were exaggeration. On the flip side I enjoyed seeing those great stars even on the day it did not tickle me pink. The fact it was a depressing story did not bother me, I like a laugh and a bit of action, but I also like people struggle story very much too, and I then accept it's not always a happy ending - just like in real life. So let's say it's not for all taste.