Enough Said (2013)

Lack of good storyline.

Instant Favorite.

Fantastic!

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Divorce is usually a detail assigned to a character to make him or her more complicated or provide some context for his or her world. Rarely does it play such an integral role as it does in "Enough Said," the latest from Nicole Holofcener. Starring two actors still best known for their star-making television turns, there's a lot about second chances in this story of two middle-aged parents giving each other and themselves the benefit of the doubt.There's something so touching, raw and frankly surprising about the chemistry between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini. Louis-Dreyfus is certainly not known for down-to-earth characters and Gandolfini made his name playing a Mafioso, yet what they have on screen is tender and honest. Holofcener really gets them to click and appear so completely relatable.Much of "Enough Said" is simply these two navigating each other and their relationships with their children and exes. The only conflicts (though it's a big one) is when Louis-Dreyfus' Eva learns that Gandolfini's Albert is, amazingly enough, her new client/bestie Marianne's (Catherine Keener) ex-husband. Eva's fear that the truth will ruin both relationships pivots the narrative entirely around when Albert and Marianne inevitably find out.The simplicity is refreshing and charming in a way, but also leaves something to be desired. Holofcener sheds a lot of truth on divorced life and what it's like to raise an 18-year-old with your ex while moving onward, and the simplicity of her story allows this to really sink in, but it's not all that challenging. It's real and it connects, but there's no internal struggle for the viewer to have, perhaps because Eva's situation is so unlikely. The consequences of it all, namely the challenges Eva has with her daughter, Ellen (Tracey Fairaway) and Ellen's friend Chloe (Tavi Gevinson) plus Albert's issues with his daughter (Eve Hewson), create some familiar, smaller conflicts, but they are ancillary at best.Yet it all comes down to Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini making a tangible connection to the audience. Their relationship is raw, awkward – not glamorized like most mainstream films targeting a 40- 60 demographic. In fact, Keener's character, among the least likable, represents that kind of Hollywood-So Cal sheen in a way, perhaps to highlight that distinction. Regardless, "Enough Said" strikes some resonant chords when it comes to relationships and not just romantic ones. Any film that can reach that level of depth deserves a wholehearted commendation. Thanks for reading! Visit moviemusereviews.com for more

There are movies and there are films - Enough Said is wonderful little film that focuses on coming into later-adulthood in a really marvelous manner.As with most of independent films, Enough Said is a verbose film that focuses on the characters and their real life struggles in a slightly exaggerated but entertaining fashion.Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Eva, a slightly faulted divorcée and single mother, soon to be empty-nester, struggling in the dating scene for the over forty. When she meets a nice man named Albert at a party, played by James Gandolfini, things seem to take a turn for the positive. At the same party, she meets a worldly poet (Catherine Keener) who becomes a new masseuse client and friend. Things become complicated when the degree of separation between these three characters is revealed to be closer than first thought.If anyone has ever told you that a 'coming of age' story can only be for those burgeoning adults facing the real world, they are mistaken. Enough Said is a coming of age story for grown-ups who face the next step of adulthood.Enough Said is smartly written to examine the trials of true adulthood in a comprehensive manner. Topics typically resigned for fleeting character traits are instead used as wholly centered subjects of this film, specifically: parenthood, long term marriage, and divorce. And yet, despite being typically depressing subject matters, Enough Said keeps the film light with smart humor.If a film is to use its characters as a tool for a film, the characters need to be complex, original and endearing. Enough Said fits the bill and Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines alongside James Gandolfini. Neither character is perfect or flawless, but are portrayed with real life complexity.Enough Said is dialogue driven so those hoping to find more action and 'events' might want to skip this film. Adults who want a great film should check it out, as there are only positive things to be said for this little gem.Please check out our website for complete reviews of all the recent releases.

There are a number of key components that make a script or movie appealing. This movie was missing perhaps the most important element. If there isn't at least one character likable enough to make the watcher interested in finding out what happens to them, then what's the point of continuing watching.This movie not only didn't have a single stand out character, but it contained an endless series of painful emotional scenes, followed by a ho hum ending. The divorcée, who the movie centered around, behaved poorly consistently throughout the core of the movie. She possessed inadequate personal charm or redeeming characteristics to make the watcher want to forgive her poor choices.We watched it because of the ratings it received and a recommendation.When it finally, painfully, ended, we felt that we had more than wasted our time.Obviously, people who enjoy this sort of time filler are fundamentally different than us.

Omg, this was the most boring movie that I have seen in a very long time. Nothing happens, it's ridiculous! Thank goodness I saw it for free on HBOgo because I would have been so mad if I had actually paid money to see this unbelievable slow movie. Silly, silly, silly. The main characters are dumb smiling idiots, the one daughter of Eva is so wooden faced, they could have gotten a mannequin that looked more real. I mean this is worse than a high school play. I think that anyone that is entertained by this movie must have a very boring life. Yawn, jeez these two main actors are so above making a movie that says nothing, and I mean "nothing" Watching grass grow would have been more exciting!