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character who makes what some may consider a reprehensible decision that, years later, comes back to haunt her.
Tbward the end of the film, she explains her actions, saying about her suburban existence: “It was death. I chose life.”
The cast also includes Ed Harris as Streep’s onetime lover, an award-winning poet battling—mostly at the urging of Clarissa—to fight for his life, when all he wants to do is end his misery. ’
Screenwriter David Hare’s script combines wit, insight and heartache, while director Stephen Daldry smoothly intersects the three stories, finally uniting all the threads at the finale.
Even the smallest parts are peopled with top-flight performers who with little screen time etch strong characterizations: the wonderful John C. Reilly as Laura’s loving but dull and uncomprehending husband; Tbni Collette as Laura’s best friend; Stephen Dillane as the concerned and firm Leonard Woolf; and Allison Janney as Clarissa’s patient and understanding lover.
The film is rated PG-13 and contains mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and some obscenity. Rim time is 114 minutes.
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