My best advice is to not waste your time on DARLING COMPANION. That dog, though, turned out to be pretty much the only character I did halfway like in DARLING COMPANION. Or it least it was played ridiculously unbelievable in this film. And the idea that a smart, savvy woman would get so wrapped up in the stray dog she found on the side of the road is ludicrous. This could have been a decent film if the writer and actors had delved reasonably and realistically into the challenges of the empty nest, friction among spouses, choosing a new path in later life, choosing a mate in early adulthood. But this time around they showed no passion, no heart. I've enjoyed many of their films, even reviewed a few on my site. It's difficult, nay, impossible to believe Keaton as Beth.Īll the others in the film trudge their way through the unbelievable story line, too. Keaton, in particular, plays a wimpy whiney woman that's far beneath her. Perhaps they dislike one another in real life, too, because even in what should have been tender moments between the two, they didn't seem to give a hoot.Īs far as storyline, resolutions over long-held resentments and disappointments just magically *poof* disappear without reason. Or, at the very least, mildly entertaining.ĭiane Keaton and Kevin Kline clearly don't like each other. It seems like it might be a fun-though surely frivolous-film rife with situations that resonate with midlifers and empty-nesters. How could he-the one responsible for, among billions of others, THE BIG CHILL, BODY HEAT, THE BODYGUARD and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, for heavens sake-fail to provide even the teensiest tug at my heart? My disappointment was magnified by the fact this film was written and directed by Lawrence Kasden. Even the only cast member I had never seen before, Ayelet Zurer, disappointed me.
Not Sam Elliott, not Mark Duplass, not Elizabeth Moss. I simply expected the actors-all of whom I always enjoy and appreciate-to do like they always do and put their hearts into their parts. Perhaps it was my expectations of the cast (not even high ones, I swear) that elicited my unexpectedly deep disappointment. Disappointment in the story line but even more so, disappointment in the cast. The only thing that increased while gathering the review elements for DARLING COMPANION was my disappointment in the film. I'll watch the trailer and think, Oh, yeah! I really did like this film! As I gather together the elements for my movie reviews-the trailer, movie poster, a featurette or two-I usually find that my fondness for the film I'm reviewing increases.
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