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“Lawyers are scum. Divorce lawyers, though, are the fungus growing beneath the scum.”
Neat as a pin and highly organized Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and disheveled and bumbling Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are highly successful divorce lawyers. They are also rivals in a high profile, big dollar divorce suit. They don’t like each other. No, they loathe each other.
In case after case, the two are pitted against each other. Finally it comes down to the bitterest case of all. Grunge designer Serena Jamison (Parker Posey) is represented by Daniel against punk rock musician Thorne Jamison (Michael Sheen), and each one wants only possession of their castle in Ireland. So off the disputing lawyers go to the moors of Ireland to interview the castle staff to determine who should win the castle. Captured by the mystical beauty of Ireland, the duo heads to a celebration in the nearby village and engage in a drinking match which results in the two of them awaking in bed together –- and married.
But the press has hold of the story before Audrey and Daniel can “dispose” of the marriage. They need to continue as opposing lawyers in the celebrity divorce to keep their faces in the law community. But when things get tough in the suit. Audrey and Daniel need to identify what is important to each of them.
Also appearing are Nora Dunn as Judge Abramovitz; and Frances Fisher as Audrey’s eager-for-her-daughter-to-marry mother Sara.
Directed by Peter Howitt.
Run time: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
My personal rating: C+
Neat as a pin and highly organized Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and disheveled and bumbling Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are highly successful divorce lawyers. They are also rivals in a high profile, big dollar divorce suit. They don’t like each other. No, they loathe each other.
In case after case, the two are pitted against each other. Finally it comes down to the bitterest case of all. Grunge designer Serena Jamison (Parker Posey) is represented by Daniel against punk rock musician Thorne Jamison (Michael Sheen), and each one wants only possession of their castle in Ireland. So off the disputing lawyers go to the moors of Ireland to interview the castle staff to determine who should win the castle. Captured by the mystical beauty of Ireland, the duo heads to a celebration in the nearby village and engage in a drinking match which results in the two of them awaking in bed together –- and married.
But the press has hold of the story before Audrey and Daniel can “dispose” of the marriage. They need to continue as opposing lawyers in the celebrity divorce to keep their faces in the law community. But when things get tough in the suit. Audrey and Daniel need to identify what is important to each of them.
Also appearing are Nora Dunn as Judge Abramovitz; and Frances Fisher as Audrey’s eager-for-her-daughter-to-marry mother Sara.
Directed by Peter Howitt.
Run time: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
My personal rating: C+
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