I was pretty bored by this one. The actors can be as great as they want (and they’re all pretty damn good – though the Oscar nomination for Bening seems a bit of a stretch, ahem, Julie Delpy, anyone?), and the score by Mychael Danna is pretty nice, as is the art direction, photography, etc.

But it means nothing without a decent story, and for at least an hour this one chugs along pretty dreadfully slowly. And it’s all so mean-spirited. I get the feeling towards the end that I’m meant to feel proud of Julia, feel triumphant for her or something, when all I can think is, “what a f**king bitch”. An interesting character, true, but I won’t sit with her for the length of this movie again.

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