Two couples, best friends, married and middle aged with kids, one living the American dream while the other is breaking up and changing partners. Quaid & MacDowell play straight-men to Kinnear and Collette through nonstop dialogue which explores relationship issues, examines marriage, friendship, etc. in this obvious yin-yang of marriage lite drama. Scripted, staged, and sanitized, with everyone a little too glib, "Dinner..." is typical Jewison - well crafted, smooth, and ultimately sentimental and mainstream. An enjoyable watch for middle aged romantics.
Review of Dinner with Friends
