The Upside of Anger

[Elphaba]

The Upside of Anger#0

Posted: 10/13/05 at 11:50am

I saw this last night, and was blown away. Joan Allen is simply AMAZING, and I was surprised how I was drawn into the movie, and the ending totally surprised me. I would strongly suggest this movie to anyone

from the IMDB site:

Once every so often a movie comes along that hits all the right notes with its audience. It has just the right amount of each element that makes a great film and then kicks it up a notch with more.

Mike Binder has done all this with his new film, The Upside of Anger. Upside of Anger opens at a scene from the end of a movie; a scene that stays in the audience's mind, making us trying to guess its cause all the way through the movie. We meet Terry Wolfmeyer, a middle aged woman with four daughters who is trying to keep their and her own life in balance. Terry's husband has just recently left the family causing Terry to spiral into alcohol and bitterness. Along comes Denny Davies, an ex-baseball player, current radio show host, and Terry's neighbor. He too, is a fan of the drink, and strikes a friendship with Terry along with a fatherly role for her daughters. At its root, it's Terry's story about how she deals with the continuous growing of her relationships, of her daughters, and of herself.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[popcultureboy]

re: The Upside of Anger#1

Posted: 10/13/05 at 11:57am

I agree 10000000% about Joan Allen and I hope she isn't forgotten when the awards are handed out. My favorite favorite moment of hers was when Kevin Costner asks her if she wants a drink and she says "you know me pretty well, what do you think?". The delivery of that line was so perfect.

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[Borstalboy]

re: The Upside of Anger#2

Posted: 10/13/05 at 12:01pm

Am I nuts? I watched the whole thing going "THIS is what everyone is squawking about?" It's a Lifetime movie! And--I love her, BTW--Joan Allen was....all right. Nothing brilliant.

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[Elphaba]

re: The Upside of Anger#3

Posted: 10/13/05 at 12:18pm

pop, that line was brilliant.......and the whole interaction with the daughters......amazing

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[liotte]

re: The Upside of Anger#4

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:20pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=off&thread=844166

[Elphaba]

re: The Upside of Anger#5

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:28pm

Oh My God, you got me kiddo. I who ALWAYS harp on everyone for duplicate threads.....ARRGH.......I stand in shame.......sorry
DRAT!

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[liotte]

re: The Upside of Anger#6

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:33pm

No worries, it's a good movie and I actually didn't mind that you started a new thread on it. Just wanted to show you that it was discussed before in case you wanted to read other peoples' comments. I hope Joan gets an oscar for it.

[Elphaba]

re: The Upside of Anger#7

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:45pm

me2.......she is quickly becoming my favorite actress

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[liotte]

re: The Upside of Anger#8

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:48pm

She is in Utah now for about 6 weeks working on something.

[broadway86]

re: The Upside of Anger#9

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:55pm

It's one of the best movies I've seen all year. It's hilarious and touching as well. A lot of people were disappointed by the... events in the third act, but I thought it was a brilliant decision on the writer's part, and absolutely necessary.

As for Joan Allen... I don't understand how you could not love her work in this. She's brilliant. If any female performance is going to top her this year, they'd better be damn good.

[Unknown User]

re: The Upside of Anger#10

Posted: 10/13/05 at 1:57pm

I saw this movie back in Dallas and loved it. Joan Allen has always been my favorite female actor.. She plays a great bitch.

[Unknown User]

re: The Upside of Anger#11

Posted: 10/13/05 at 2:38pm

I think she's gonna get Best Actress....Seriously her and on the male side Hoffman have been due for years now...

Loved the film...reminded me of my mom...

[Elphaba]

re: The Upside of Anger#12

Posted: 10/13/05 at 3:40pm

the third act of a movie? Huh? What part do you mean?

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[broadway86]

re: The Upside of Anger#13

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:12pm

The "third act" of a movie means when the plot is winding down. I'm referring to the part when...



(POSSIBLE SPOILER!)



She discovers what's in the backyard...

[JerseyGirl2]

re: The Upside of Anger#14

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:28pm

I thought it was pretty good until the end. Just kind of odd. I thought the acting was impeccable, but the plot left a lot to be desired


***SPOILERS***


Where was the baby of the oldest girl? and why would they not mention her having the kid at all. And you mean to tell me that this man was missing for 2 or more years and no one looked for him? IRS? no one?

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