Heiraten für Fortgeschrittene (2001)

Heiraten für Fortgeschrittene: Directed by John McKay. With Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty. Three female friends behave badly.

“Crush wasnu0026#39;t a terrible movie, but it could have been better. Instead of the great movie it had the potential to be it was a rather average movie. The film is nicely filmed, with lovely scenery and swift cinematography. The performances from the three leads Andie McDowell, Imelda Staunton and Anna Chancellor were believable in their roles, and there is a decent supporting turn from Bill Patterson. The music is lovely too, and the direction from first-time director John McKay is average.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever the film has several failings, namely the weak characterisations despite the actorsu0026#39; stellar performances. The script is implausible at best, and lacked wit. The plot is also predictable and contrived in places, that has been done many times and better, and there are uneven transitions from comedy into tragedy though there are many valiant attempts. There was a scene where Molly says to Kate u0026quot;I can smell man on youu0026quot;, and I just wondered whether that was rather inappropriate to say that to another woman. There is a lack of chemistry between Kate and Jed, and the conclusion of the film is rather unsatisfying. All in all good, but could have been better. 6/10 Bethany Cox”