Pippa Lee (2009)

Pippa Lee: Directed by Rebecca Miller. With Robin Wright, Mike Binder, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder. After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

“I was expecting this film to follow yet another u0026quot;troubled housewife that pretends to be contentu0026quot; storyline, and it kind of does. But it plays it out in such an interesting and original manner. Nothing goes as expected, and all of the actors play their parts brilliantly. Blake Lively performs her part so beautifully that it is easy to see she will soon break out of the u0026quot;Gossip Girlu0026quot; personality that is so often pinned on her. Keanu Reeves is excellent in his role as well, and Maria Bello, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder, and Alan Arkin show that they are still excellent actors and will continue thriving. But it is really Robin Wright Penn that steals the show in Pippa Lee. She performs naturally and makes her character hold more depth and presence then was imaginable. Only problem I found was the transition between the young Pippa Lee and the older one. I never quite understood how the young became the old, because of the huge differences between the actressesu0026#39; roles. How did the young Pippa really become the older Pippa? No explanations offered were quite satisfying.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut altogether, this was a fantastic film and I recommend it for everyone with 93 minutes to spare to go see it immediately.”