Lush period settings abound, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge is a visual treat; just what you expect from a Merchant/Ivory production. This time its upper-middle class comfort in pre-WWII Kansas City. The Bridges, a somewhat neurotic waspy-lawyerly family, consist of Woodward and Newman trying to prepare their two children for adulthood, or at least their twisted idea of adulthood. An interesting setting, the movie lacks a story to tell. We are just eavesdropping as the family goes through an assortment of small crises. There is no plot per se, we just watch.
It's ok if you like this sort of thing, and Newman and Woodward are always good. This movie's a toss-up, not good, not bad.
It's ok if you like this sort of thing, and Newman and Woodward are always good. This movie's a toss-up, not good, not bad.