Love Is Strange (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Annette Haywood-Carter

Writers (WGA):

Annette Haywood-Carter (written by) &
Ken Carter (written by)

Release Date:

8 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A romantic comedy which follows the deteriorating condition of a witty judge (Kate Nelligan) as she...

Cast

Kate Nelligan	...	Kathryn McClain
Ron Silver	...	Tom Ainsworth
Julie Harris	...	Sylvia McClain
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Michael
Jeanine Jackson	...	Marion
Joseph Kell	...	Daniel
Chris Stack	...	Bruce (as Christopher Stack)
Victor Morris	...	Lane Mincey
Frank Roberts	...	Dr. Hurley
Bob Griggs	...	Frank McClain
Marjorie Nelson	...	Mildred
Chrisse Roccaro	...	Nurse Kelly
Moultrie Patten	...	Mr. Otto
Nurmi Husa	...	Dean
Oscar DeGruy	...	Benjamin

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min | USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Hearst Entertainment Productions

Soundtrack:

Start Over Again

Muffled

Sometimes it seems like the filmmakers wanted this to be a florid, emotional "three-hanky" movie. But then they cast two leads who are about as unemotional as any in the business. The music says tearjerker, but the dialogue says subtle. Regardless, whoever wrote the plot synopsis that called this a "romantic comedy" doesn't know romantic comedies very well. Even muted as it is, this is a thoroughly serious movie. Kevin Walls (as the couple's son) and Julie Harris (as her mother) are much more interesting than Nelligan and Silver. Overall, this film is a little too middle-of-the-road to have much lasting impact.