Preview: Life During Wartime (2010)

Synopsis:

An incident ten years in the past has forced three sisters to re-evaluate their lives and attempt to come to terms with the world around them.

• Poster: C

Review:

Perhaps the child featured briefly in the trailer, but so prominently drawn on the poster plays a bigger role in the progress of the film than we expect. The poster, with its semi-rudimentary drawing style and lack of cohesion with the trailer creates a somewhat displeasing work.

• Trailer: B+

Review:

If nothing else, the cast should give you hope that this will be a special film. Todd Solondz is about as eclectic as you can get without being Charlie Kaufman. This looks like another strange, but potentially satisfying film. The modern setting coupled with the semi-perfect flashes of '70s suburbia should give plenty of audiences something to wrap their heads around if they choose.

Oscar Prospects:

Solondz has never been Academy friendly, even with critics in love with his work, but Ally Sheedy and Allison Janney may well make some year-end lists and could end up as nominees if there's a dearth of viable candidates.

Release Date:

• July 23, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (July 7, 2010) Original