- Status: Completed
- Score: 7.5/10
- Director: Todd Field
- Country: English
- Year: 2006
- Duration: 137 min
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The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.
Echoes of “Madame Bovary” in the American suburbs. Sarah’s in a loveless marriage to an advertising executive, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is an immature househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison – two years for indecent exposure to a minor – living with his elderly mother, May; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie’s mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead?
Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich, Phyllis Somerville, Jane Adams, Sadie Goldstein, Sarah Buxton, Trini Alvarado, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Gregg Edelman, Raymond J. Barry, Ty Simpkins, Helen Carey, Mary B. McCann,
