I really like Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Seinfeld and I thought Enough Said would be a heartfelt romantic comedy. While the storyline is interesting, the execution is quite weak with great room for improvement.
I did not expect to see another Elaine but Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is just another Elaine except she is older – a divorced masseur who has a college-bound daughter. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) at a party who is also a divorced parent with a college-bound daughter. They go out a few times afterwards and it seems there is some attraction going on.
At the same party, Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener), a poet and a potential massage client. After a few transactions, they become very good friends and Marianne begins to pour herself while Eva shares her excitement with her new date. Very soon Marianne starts to badmouth her ex-husband.
The interesting part begins here when Eva tries to get some insights of her new dates and finds out his identity. I can sympathize with Eva that she wants to learn more about Albert from other people, but as a modern woman and a fellow divorcée, she should be smart and rational enough to filter what she hears from his ex, which is susceptible to be biased. I can't help but feel sorry for her when her judgment and hence behavior become clouded by his ex's comments and hence her behavior could be hurtful to Albert.
That's about it for all the interesting and positive part of the movie. The supporting cast are more enjoyable to watch than the main actors. Marianne play excellently as a bitchy, snobbish, and rich single mom. Toni Collette plays the role of Sarah, a therapist and a very supportive friend who is obsessed with firing her domestic helper. What a waste to put her in such a minor role.
In addition to being another Elaine, Louis-Dreyfus's acting is too exaggerating and superficial. Albert seems to be quite a boring character although he is trying to appear to be a relaxed and carefree slob who has good sense of humor. But I really cannot find Albert attractive in spite of his figure. His sense of humor could make up for it but his jokes are not funny either. I also do not see any sparkle between the couple although they say they like each other. So it seems a double disaster (bad acting and script).
On the script, there are also too many sidelines – Eva's relationship with her daughter, daughter's friend always hanging around, and Sarah's relationship with her maid and husband etc – all of these have very little to do with the main plot and serve no purpose (bad plot and script). Sometimes I wonder what Woody Allen would do for the same story. The writing is way weaker than Sex in the City though the poster compares these two works together.
On the whole, I find the story development too bland, the plot too unfocused or too ambitious and the humor too lame despite the interesting storyline with good intention.
I did not expect to see another Elaine but Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is just another Elaine except she is older – a divorced masseur who has a college-bound daughter. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) at a party who is also a divorced parent with a college-bound daughter. They go out a few times afterwards and it seems there is some attraction going on.
At the same party, Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener), a poet and a potential massage client. After a few transactions, they become very good friends and Marianne begins to pour herself while Eva shares her excitement with her new date. Very soon Marianne starts to badmouth her ex-husband.
The interesting part begins here when Eva tries to get some insights of her new dates and finds out his identity. I can sympathize with Eva that she wants to learn more about Albert from other people, but as a modern woman and a fellow divorcée, she should be smart and rational enough to filter what she hears from his ex, which is susceptible to be biased. I can't help but feel sorry for her when her judgment and hence behavior become clouded by his ex's comments and hence her behavior could be hurtful to Albert.
That's about it for all the interesting and positive part of the movie. The supporting cast are more enjoyable to watch than the main actors. Marianne play excellently as a bitchy, snobbish, and rich single mom. Toni Collette plays the role of Sarah, a therapist and a very supportive friend who is obsessed with firing her domestic helper. What a waste to put her in such a minor role.
In addition to being another Elaine, Louis-Dreyfus's acting is too exaggerating and superficial. Albert seems to be quite a boring character although he is trying to appear to be a relaxed and carefree slob who has good sense of humor. But I really cannot find Albert attractive in spite of his figure. His sense of humor could make up for it but his jokes are not funny either. I also do not see any sparkle between the couple although they say they like each other. So it seems a double disaster (bad acting and script).
On the script, there are also too many sidelines – Eva's relationship with her daughter, daughter's friend always hanging around, and Sarah's relationship with her maid and husband etc – all of these have very little to do with the main plot and serve no purpose (bad plot and script). Sometimes I wonder what Woody Allen would do for the same story. The writing is way weaker than Sex in the City though the poster compares these two works together.
On the whole, I find the story development too bland, the plot too unfocused or too ambitious and the humor too lame despite the interesting storyline with good intention.