Two of the most celebrated Hollywood stars come together in this brilliant movie about a family life gone wrong. Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer give very convincing performances to portray the characters of Ben and Katie Jordan, a married couple that have, somehow through trivial matters of daily life, drifted apart from each other. In fact, the only thing that seems to keep them together is their kids, or a love that does exist, but is in a dormant phase right now. So when they separate after the children go away for a summer camp, each have sometime to sit and ponder over what went wrong and thus enlightening us with their past lives through flash backs. And then you feel heartbroken for the couple who started what seemed to be one of the most romantic lives together, ended up with screaming and shouting on matters so unimportant that you would hardly remember later. Katie starts to suspect that Ben is having an affair and Ben is angry that Katie has no time for him anymore. So the only direction this marriage was heading towards is downwards and the hill is pretty steep. But then as they try to finish of what to them has become a pain in the neck, they realize that they still love each other very much. But none of them wants to be the one to say it loud. In fact, Ben does tries to on a couple of occasions to talk their differences out but somehow it ends up making things worse. The final nail that's driven in the coffin is that Katie starts seeing a cooking class mate, nothing serious, but enough to make Ben realize that it just might be over between them.
A word or two about the performances. Both of the lead stars have done a superb job, although you might feel that Michelle is a notch or two better than Bruce. But then I might have been smitten by her breathtaking beauty. She is really into her character, an average American housewife, with loads of domestic troubles. And Bruce, what a year he is having! First it was that brilliant performance in 'The Sixth Sense' and now this. He has proved that he is an actor par excellence and has the tendency to put up a great show whenever given an opportunity.
A word or two about the performances. Both of the lead stars have done a superb job, although you might feel that Michelle is a notch or two better than Bruce. But then I might have been smitten by her breathtaking beauty. She is really into her character, an average American housewife, with loads of domestic troubles. And Bruce, what a year he is having! First it was that brilliant performance in 'The Sixth Sense' and now this. He has proved that he is an actor par excellence and has the tendency to put up a great show whenever given an opportunity.