Review by Fat Jack4.5 stars out of 5
Rated R
Directed by: Naoh Baumbach
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline.
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% fresh
Netflix: 3.4 stars out of 5
IMDb: 8 stars out of 10
In "The Squid and the Whale," Bernard and Joan, two Ph.D’s devoid of the marital or parental common sense that God gave a turnip, are getting a filing for divorce. Teenager Walt and pre-teen Frank are not dealing with it well and neither parent is ready to help the boys through it. Anger, pain, confusion and sexuality have gone awry and everyone’s lives come unraveled in a lightweight and funny way. Not a dark or disturbing comedy. (I do like my dark comedies but this is not one of them.) See the trailer. "The Squid and the Whale" was nominated for an Oscar among other awards.
Rated R
Directed by: Naoh Baumbach
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline.
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% fresh
Netflix: 3.4 stars out of 5
IMDb: 8 stars out of 10
In "The Squid and the Whale," Bernard and Joan, two Ph.D’s devoid of the marital or parental common sense that God gave a turnip, are getting a filing for divorce. Teenager Walt and pre-teen Frank are not dealing with it well and neither parent is ready to help the boys through it. Anger, pain, confusion and sexuality have gone awry and everyone’s lives come unraveled in a lightweight and funny way. Not a dark or disturbing comedy. (I do like my dark comedies but this is not one of them.) See the trailer. "The Squid and the Whale" was nominated for an Oscar among other awards.
Bernard Berkman: Joan, let me ask you something. All that work I did at the end of our marriage, making dinners, cleaning up, being more attentive. It never was going to make a difference, was it? You were leaving no matter what... .
Joan Berkman: You never made a dinner.
Bernard Berkman: I made burgers that time you had pneumonia.
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