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”Two, two things a man should know how to do. Be romantic and smoke his brains out.”
And now for something completely different . . .
What a curious dramedy-romance-musical with the most unlikely of all characters and actors.
Nick Murder (James Gandolfini) -- an overweight, heavy-smoking NYC ironworker -- is married to seamstress Kitty (Susan Sarandon) but having a passionate affair with bawdy Brit Tula (Kate Winslet).
Tossed out by Kitty, can Nick redeem himself and return to the bosom of his family?
When all else fails, someone turns to spewing poetry or song or dancing in the streets.
Also in the cast are Mandy Moore, Mary Louise Parker, and Aida Tuturro as Nick and Kitty’s grungy rock daughters; Steve Buscemi as Nick’s philosophical coworkers; Bobby Cannavale as the boyfriend of one of the daughters; Christopher Walken as Kitty’s protective cousin Bo; Elaine Stritch as Nick’s mother; Eddie Izzard as Kitty’s minister; and Amy Sedaris as Kitty’s friend.
Terrific music by Janis Joplin, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdink, Dusty Springfield, Elvis, Cyndi Lauper, Connie Francis, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Vikki Carr, Buena Vista Social Club, and some Charles Bukowski poetry throw in, too.
Produced by the Coen brothers, but with free-rein given to writer-director John Turturro.
Run time: 1 hour, 48 minute
Rated R.
My personal rating: B
And now for something completely different . . .
What a curious dramedy-romance-musical with the most unlikely of all characters and actors.
Nick Murder (James Gandolfini) -- an overweight, heavy-smoking NYC ironworker -- is married to seamstress Kitty (Susan Sarandon) but having a passionate affair with bawdy Brit Tula (Kate Winslet).
Tossed out by Kitty, can Nick redeem himself and return to the bosom of his family?
When all else fails, someone turns to spewing poetry or song or dancing in the streets.
Also in the cast are Mandy Moore, Mary Louise Parker, and Aida Tuturro as Nick and Kitty’s grungy rock daughters; Steve Buscemi as Nick’s philosophical coworkers; Bobby Cannavale as the boyfriend of one of the daughters; Christopher Walken as Kitty’s protective cousin Bo; Elaine Stritch as Nick’s mother; Eddie Izzard as Kitty’s minister; and Amy Sedaris as Kitty’s friend.
Terrific music by Janis Joplin, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdink, Dusty Springfield, Elvis, Cyndi Lauper, Connie Francis, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Vikki Carr, Buena Vista Social Club, and some Charles Bukowski poetry throw in, too.
Produced by the Coen brothers, but with free-rein given to writer-director John Turturro.
Run time: 1 hour, 48 minute
Rated R.
My personal rating: B
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