Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) is a religious stay-at-home suburban mother of two teenage boys, Gabe and Ziggy. She lives a quiet life with no personal outside interests. She receives a jigsaw puzzle for her birthday and finds that she's good at it. She takes the train to NYC to buy more puzzles and signs up with puzzle partner Robert (Irrfan Khan). Her secret life as a puzzler drives a wedge in her marriage.
This is an adult movie about a marriage relationship. Kelly Macdonald has this gear to play a docile character although her marriage needs more setup. Her husband needs to be more overbearing at the beginning so that her fling has a base upon which to build on. Without that, her early lie seems odd and unnecessary. He needs to show some jealousy and possessiveness so that it makes sense for her to hide a new activity with another man. That's beside the odd puzzle concept and her need to go into the city to buy some. Don't they have a Walmart near their home? At its core, there is a compelling human struggle to find one's self and to be understood by love ones.
This is an adult movie about a marriage relationship. Kelly Macdonald has this gear to play a docile character although her marriage needs more setup. Her husband needs to be more overbearing at the beginning so that her fling has a base upon which to build on. Without that, her early lie seems odd and unnecessary. He needs to show some jealousy and possessiveness so that it makes sense for her to hide a new activity with another man. That's beside the odd puzzle concept and her need to go into the city to buy some. Don't they have a Walmart near their home? At its core, there is a compelling human struggle to find one's self and to be understood by love ones.