'THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS': Four Stars (Out of Five)
A comedy-drama about a bored wealthy father who leaves his wife and retires from work, in hopes of spicing up his life, but things just get worse from there because of it. It was written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, and it's based on the novel of the same name by Ted Thompson. The movie stars Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Connie Britton, Charlie Tahan and Bill Camp. It's received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it was released by Netflix through it's streaming site. I enjoyed parts of it quite a bit, but the central character is just a little too unlikable to fully relate to the movie (or root for him). Still the film definitely seemed true to life.
A comedy-drama about a bored wealthy father who leaves his wife and retires from work, in hopes of spicing up his life, but things just get worse from there because of it. It was written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, and it's based on the novel of the same name by Ted Thompson. The movie stars Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Connie Britton, Charlie Tahan and Bill Camp. It's received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it was released by Netflix through it's streaming site. I enjoyed parts of it quite a bit, but the central character is just a little too unlikable to fully relate to the movie (or root for him). Still the film definitely seemed true to life.