The Land of Steady Habits (2018) (original) (raw)
Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life.
Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life. (less)
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Connie Britton, Georgia Ximenes Lifsher
Review by Brian Orndorf, September 20, 2018
8 / 10
Writer/director Nicole Holofcener is known as a filmmaker capable of quality work. The architect of �Friends with Money,� �Please Give,� and her last effort, 2013�s �Enough Said,� Holofcener is one of the few helmers left with a distinct interest in the lives of adults, giving maturing concerns screen time to bloom into near-disasters. For �The Land of Steady Habits,� Holofcener finds inspiration from a book by Ted Thompson, but she makes the material her own in many ways, guiding a gifted cast through an obstacle course of setbacks, poor decisions, and lost hope, all the while infusing the sc ...read more...
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