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Heartburn (1986)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
2/26
2/26:
Heartburn is an agonizingly slow movie despite the star-studded cast and Mike Nichols as the director.
The subject is infidelity. I knew it was coming because Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson were never on
the same page. This has a lot to do with Meryl Streep having the most developed character (no argument from
me when it comes to her acting, which is well done, but her hair...eek) while Jack Nicholson's is barely
fleshed out and has fake emotions. Ironically, the opposite happened in
Ironweed, but they still had no chemistry.
Nora Ephron's writing is the biggest trouble. She creates pretentious characters. Why do I have to listen to
their boring conversations? A better movie on this subject of infidelity among rich people is
Damage, a first-class picture all the way through, with Jeremy Irons and
Miranda Richardson.
At least, Jack Nicholson has a memorable scene. It's when he demonstrated a problem, "The back door. Yes.
It's true. You can get into the kitchen through the back door. This, we know is a kitchen. But you can't
get inside the house from in the kitchen! Now, how the fuck did this happen?" Also, don't forget to get a
glimpse of Kevin Spacey in his screen debut; who knew he would win two Oscars?
All in all, if Heartburn feels disappointing,
Falling in Love will make up for it.