Movie #177........................."The Private Lives of Pippa Lee"

Movie #177 "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" has a wonderfully talented cast in a very different kind of film. Robin Wright has come to a crossroads in her life ---- married to a man much older, having raised two kids (one of which hates her), with no hobbies, she sees her life as just watching her husband as he grows older and older. She's stuck, and she starts to sleepwalk --- her life now she finds keeps colliding with her past ---- she keeps flashing back to when she was younger (played by Blake Lively). All of this keeps the movie going and provided much interest for me; there aren't a lot of laughs, but occasionally, Ms Wright or Mr. Alda gets a zinger in there, but it's usually sarcastic --- but I liked that. And I can't remember when Keanu Reeves was used as well in a film --- he is handsome "stick" of a man (half-baked, his mother terms it), and he does services to that description rather nicely. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see quirky. This is an example of a movie that netflix said I'd rate a 2. something, and I gave it a 4. Take that, Netflix!









Average rating: 2.925
I gave it 4 stars
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
(2009) R
When her husband (Alan Arkin), who's 30 years her senior, relocates the family to a retirement community, flawless wife and mother Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) slides toward a nervous breakdown as she reflects on her tumultuous past and befriends her neighbor's enigmatic son (Keanu Reeves). With a powerful cast that also includes Julianne Moore and Winona Ryder, this pensive drama is adapted from director Rebecca Miller's novel of the same name.