I agree with another reviewer (Geoarr?): this movie is not much of anything. The acting is excellent, the dialog is sharp, you have Minnie Driver and Rosamund Pike to look at but, in the end, you just don't care.
So, it is pretty obvious why Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) wants to be with the 2nd Mrs. P (Minnie Driver) and Miriam Grant (Rosamund Pike), they are beautiful, lively women. It is not at all clear why they want to be with him, and not just because Panofsky is nothing to look at. Panofsky has no redeeming qualities.
Furthermore, the movie blurb says Panofsky is "impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt". Put another way, he is unfeeling, moody, and obtuse. As for the "fearless" part, you never believe he is any real danger of anything. For example, when it looks like he killed his friend, you never get a sense of dread that he might be going to jail. Therefore, the fearlessness is meaningless.
Listen, you could do worse than look at Rosamund Pike for an hour (Minnie Driver has much too little screen time), or you could go get a cup of coffee instead.
So, it is pretty obvious why Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) wants to be with the 2nd Mrs. P (Minnie Driver) and Miriam Grant (Rosamund Pike), they are beautiful, lively women. It is not at all clear why they want to be with him, and not just because Panofsky is nothing to look at. Panofsky has no redeeming qualities.
Furthermore, the movie blurb says Panofsky is "impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt". Put another way, he is unfeeling, moody, and obtuse. As for the "fearless" part, you never believe he is any real danger of anything. For example, when it looks like he killed his friend, you never get a sense of dread that he might be going to jail. Therefore, the fearlessness is meaningless.
Listen, you could do worse than look at Rosamund Pike for an hour (Minnie Driver has much too little screen time), or you could go get a cup of coffee instead.