Preview: Cloud 9 (2009)

Synopsis:

After 30 years of marriage a woman discovers that she's in love with another man.

• Poster: B-

Review:

The colors are attractive and easily bring the eye in, which then can be drawn to the tagline of "a story of new love in old age" which may do well to bring in the target audience plus a few independent film enthusiasts.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

I lament that there aren't more films about real-looking people in realistic relationships. Yet, it's still hard for me to watch older people in sexual situations. Perhaps it's a product of growing up wanting to never picture our parents in those kinds of situations. However, the fact that this is a foreign language film and not American says a great deal about how other countries can look at life from many angles and not from the beautiful people side of these stories.

Oscar Prospects:

While I'd like to hope it could do well, the slowly dipping age demographic of the Academy aren't likely to prop this film up without major stars or backing. A Foreign Language Film nomination may not be out of the question, though.

Release Date:

• August 11, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (August 30, 2009) Original