5.5/10
Sarah Polley's sophomore directing effort shoots for mainstream with Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen as a married couple, with the focus on Williams' budding interest in a next-door neighbor, who offers her a release from her "childish" domestic life. It's not a new story, and it pales in a big way compared to a movie like Blue Valentine. The script (written by Polley) needs work, as some of the dialogue is brutally heavy-handed. But my biggest complaint was with Williams' character - she's not so much quirky as she is a full-blown sociopath, and it's hard to identify with her in any way. The movie is also very geared towards a female audience; as a male I felt pretty alienated at times.
