Although I am sure many people could look past this, I struggled with this film because I struggled with the notion that Louise had her way with a guy who had applied to the graduate program where she worked...and she was in charge of admissions. As a person who applied to MANY graduate programs before getting accepted, I just got stuck with how inappropriate Louise was....and it made it very difficult to care about her and her problems.
Louise (Laura Linney) is a divorcee who seems to spend most her energy with her job at Columbia University. She also has a very odd relationship with her ex-husband...very odd. One day, as Louise is perusing the applications to the art school, she notices one. It's because the young man looks like a guy Louise fell in love with long, long ago....but he died. Additionally, he shares the same name AND his art style is very similar! It's really freaky. So what does Louise do? She invites him for a 'personal interview' and bones him. Huh???
While there is more to the story than this, I just struggled with the indefensible actions by Louise...it was just creepy. Still, the acting was good and the film a decent time-passer.
Louise (Laura Linney) is a divorcee who seems to spend most her energy with her job at Columbia University. She also has a very odd relationship with her ex-husband...very odd. One day, as Louise is perusing the applications to the art school, she notices one. It's because the young man looks like a guy Louise fell in love with long, long ago....but he died. Additionally, he shares the same name AND his art style is very similar! It's really freaky. So what does Louise do? She invites him for a 'personal interview' and bones him. Huh???
While there is more to the story than this, I just struggled with the indefensible actions by Louise...it was just creepy. Still, the acting was good and the film a decent time-passer.