The story revolves around a young girl who is being courted by an older man who has money, but is emotionally distant, and a younger man who is immature in his social interactions, unable to provide her with financial stability, but able to meet her on an intellectual and spiritual level.
The acting is what drives this story along and all three are excellent. Claire Danes really carries the movie on her very capable shoulders, with Martin and Jason Schwartzman just filling in the gaps (she can't carry every scene, sheesh!).
Schwartzman is his usual annoying self. I don't find him terribly appealing as an actor. Nevertheless, he's obviously talented and in the very least, interesting. Some of his acting choices didn't really make any sense to me in this film, but it was a bit different, which will be refreshing for some.
Martin is great, but this isn't really much of a role for him. He sure has a duality to his career. He makes disposable films and he makes notable ones. You can always tell from the DVD cover. Is he wearing bling and a backwards baseball cap or a beret and a silly mustache? Yeah..... you know what you're going to get. But, if the cover shows him in a slightly different, quieter pose...well, then, you've got something worth watching there!
There are some mildly humorous moments and you'll chuckle quietly every now and then.
Again, this is a movie about dysfunctional people being...dysfunctional. But, it's interesting enough and they aren't so screwed up that they become inhumane in any way. Instead, the movie lovingly takes them in a direction that will hopefully make them better, happier and more whole people than they were at the start.
One thumb up and a Pass.
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