LIFE DURING WARTIME (2009) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Todd Solondz
Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Ally Sheedy,
Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Lerner,
Ciarán Hinds, Paul Reubens, Renée Taylor,
Charlotte Rampling, Gaby Hoffman, Emma Hinz
Massive dysfunction and a generous supply of guilt in a movie about three sisters (Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney and Ally Sheedy) in an apparent competition to see who's in more dire need of therapy. It's smart and well-acted, but, boy, are these people fucked-up. Especially nice work by Shirley Henderson as the mousy sister (the one who sees dead people) and Charlotte Rampling as a cold-eyed monster who comes on to Ciarán Hinds.
