Not exact matches
Those who criticized Portman in GARDEN STATE will likely have a field day
with Hudson's similarly saintly
character, although Hudson's able to give her a bit of an edge, and has easily the movie's
best scene where she comforts and confronts Patinkin's miserly dad, who earlier puts her down for only being half - Jewish, and encouraging her
husband's idiotic dreams.
There are also a number of
good performances to be had from the large ensemble cast
with Brolin and Connelly standing out for the way that they take their potentially cliched
characters — the gruff guy in charge and the wife left back home to worry about whether she will ever see her
husband again — and invest them
with real life and personality.
uuu Friendship, marriage, and motherhood are considered in this film about a group of women including a
best friend, two sisters, and an ex-stepmother helping the central
character cope
with the sudden loss of her
husband.
If you're put off by the back cover copy (which basically says, this book is so
good we can't tell you anything about it), read a few pages and see if you're not captivated by the voice of Little Bee, a 16 - year - old Nigerian refugee
with a surprising connection to Kidman's
well - to - do
character, Sarah, and her
husband.
One of the great things I learned by helping
with the research into
character strengths and
well - being is where else to look when I am not seeing my
husband's strengths.