Helen Hunt's directing debut, an adaptation of Elinor Lipman's novel, is neither particularly flashy or innovative. It is, however, filled with just what the Academy Award-winning actress, who also stars, knows a good deal about: good acting.
It only took a few days to turn the life of 39-year-old New York City elementary schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) inside out. After many frustrating months of trying to conceive a child -- April was adopted as a baby and resists becoming an adoptive mother herself -- her short marriage to fellow teacher Ben Green (Matthew Broderick) ends when he sheepishly announces that he thinks he made a mistake in saying "I do:" The...
Released:
2008
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins