THE UPSIDE OF ANGER
CATEGORY: Drama
CAST: Kevin Costner, Joan Allen
RATING: B+
WHERE SEEN: Home
SEEN WITH: John
REASON FOR VIEWING: Reviews, enjoy these actors
SYNOPSIS FROM NETFLIX: Joan Allen plays Terry Wolfmeyer, a woman who's dumped by her husband (he lives the cliché and runs off with his secretary) and is left to
raise her four daughters (Erika Christensen, Alicia Witt, Keri Russell
and Evan Rachel Wood) alone. There could be a silver lining behind it
all, however, when Terry hooks up with Denny Davies (Kevin Costner), a
retired baseball player.
COMMENTS: Kevin Costner does some of the best, if not THE best, acting of his career in this interesting character study without much of a plot. The Anger in the title of Terry’s (Joan Allen) at her husband for leaving her for his secretary. Kevin Costner is her neighbor who deftly guides her through her the next few years and the ups and downs with her four daughters.
I loved this quote from the end of the move: “Anger and resentment can stop you in your tracks…. it needs nothing to burn but the air and the life that it swallows and smothers. It can change you into somewhat you’re not. The only upside of anger is the person you become.”
Written and directed by Mike Binder (Shep in the movie) and brother of producer Jack Binder.
Other info of note: Song - One Safe Place by Marc Cohn
Filmed in England 2004
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