Recently divorced Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) finds a hot new relationship with a much, much younger man. She tells all down to the nitty-gritty details to her therapist, Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep), not knowing that Lisa is her lover’s mother. The situation gets quite sticky.
People looking for something new or unique will be disappointed. For people who like the guy-girl on-and-off-again misunderstanding, it has rarely been done better. The difference is that the main characters are not portrayed as ditzy, and the therapist is not portrayed as a “She-Devil.” The fake Jewish thing may be a little annoying; however, without it, there would be no story.
If you buy the DVD, listen to the voice-over commentary as it makes the viewing experience richer, just knowing what they were trying to accomplish. Did they succeed?
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