Movie #1669 "The Wife" --- I watched this the first chance I got (it just came out in DVD so redbox had it available) because Glenn Close is nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for her part in it, and I had seen the rest of the nominees. I was a little disappointed that she shares screen time with the actress who plays her at a younger age, but I do believe she will get the award because she does the whole gamut here ---- i.e. you see her face display so many emotions, I could never name them all. And also, like Emily Blunt in "Quiet Place" (who was wrongly not nominated) a lot of her acting in this film is done without speaking. And she has a moment toward the end that should win it for her. It was the best moment I have seen in film all year --- my heart ached for her, and all the misery was on her face --- she didn't need to say a thing. The story wasn't new to me --- wife living in shadow of husband and not getting her due just rewards..... and even the way it is told isn't groundbreaking (it goes swiftly back and forth (present to past to present, etc.) But the transitions are well done, and there's good reasoning why it goes back in time and never disturbs the flow of the fil m --- this isn't a dumb movie, at all. In fact, it's a solid drama full of good acting, esp. Glenn Close. I give it 4.5 out of 5. Very topical and universal.
"THE WIFE" 1 hour and 40 minutes rated R
The interwoven story of a couple's youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later—a lifetime's shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love.
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