THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound format: Dolby Digital
This is the kind of moonshine Hollywood has been spinning since its inception, but with a newfangled frankness. Jennifer Aniston, fresh from her success on TV, plays a pregnant social worker who rejects her overbearing boyfriend in favor of her gay roommate (Paul Rudd), with whom she subsequently falls in love. Complications - as they say - ensue.
Warm-hearted, funny, and only slightly sentimental, "Object" is assembled competently enough by noted theatre director Nicholas Hytner and played to perfection by an attractive cast of newcomers and veterans alike. You could argue that the ending is a little too pat and predictable, or that the plot's dark underpinnings have been sacrificed in favor of a feel-good resolution, but who cares? A light-hearted comedy with dramatic asides, done to a turn.
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound format: Dolby Digital
This is the kind of moonshine Hollywood has been spinning since its inception, but with a newfangled frankness. Jennifer Aniston, fresh from her success on TV, plays a pregnant social worker who rejects her overbearing boyfriend in favor of her gay roommate (Paul Rudd), with whom she subsequently falls in love. Complications - as they say - ensue.
Warm-hearted, funny, and only slightly sentimental, "Object" is assembled competently enough by noted theatre director Nicholas Hytner and played to perfection by an attractive cast of newcomers and veterans alike. You could argue that the ending is a little too pat and predictable, or that the plot's dark underpinnings have been sacrificed in favor of a feel-good resolution, but who cares? A light-hearted comedy with dramatic asides, done to a turn.