Kudos to writer-director Eric Schaeffer for doing a sexually graphic romantic comedy about fiftysomethings without being patronizing or cutesy. With both heart and guts, he honestly depicts how that moony-eyed, falling-in-love rush of endorphins is the same at 55 as it is at 15, and that even middle-aged lovers can act like stupid adolescents — leading to, it's safe to say, the most hilariously audacious scene an aristocratic Hollywood actress will ever do. Yet with a tone as variable as the cinematography, Schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm. In Manhatt...
Released:
2002
Rated:
n/a
Length:
97 mins