Enough Said (2013)

A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.

Director:

Nicole Holofcener

Writer:

Nicole Holofcener

Stars:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 37 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Eva
Lennie Loftin	...	Martin - Massage Client
Jessica St. Clair	...	Cynthia - Massage Client
Christopher Nicholas Smith	...	Hal - Massage Client (as Chris Smith)
Tracey Fairaway	...	Ellen
Toni Collette	...	Sarah
Ben Falcone	...	Will
Michaela Watkins	...	Hilary
Catherine Keener	...	Marianne
Phillip Brock	...	Jason
James Gandolfini	...	Albert
Tavi Gevinson	...	Chloe
Nick L. Williams	...	Chris (as Nick Williams)
Ivy Strohmaier	...	Maddy
Natasha Sky Lipson	...	Sage

Storyline

A divorced and single parent, Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) spends her days enjoying work as a masseuse but dreading her daughter's impending departure for college. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) - a sweet, funny and like-minded man also facing an empty nest. As their romance quickly blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener), her new massage client. Marianne is a beautiful poet who seems "almost perfect" except for one prominent quality: she rags on her ex-husband way too much. Suddenly, Eva finds herself doubting her own relationship with Albert as she learns the truth about Marianne's ex.

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Plot Keywords:

empty nest syndrome | kissing | united states of america | united states | usa | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, language and partial nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Catherine Keener made a guest appearance on an early episode of Seinfeld (1989), the show which of course Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in for nine seasons

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Goofs

During the brunch scene at Albert's house, the bowl of strawberries keeps moving. It switches back and forth from the front and to the right of the plate of bagels as the camera angle changes.

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Quotes

Eva: You have, like, eighty million toothbrushes.
Albert: I do?
Eva: Yeah.
Albert: I only use one of them.
Eva: Then why don't you just throw the other ones out?
Albert: I don't know. Because they're my friends?

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Connections

References McDuff, the Talking Dog (1976)

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Soundtracks

Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever
Written by Taraka Larson and Nimai Dasi Larson
Performed by Prince Rama
Courtesy of Paw Tracks
By Arrangement with Terrorbird Media

User Reviews

Gandolfini is once again awkward and kind of crude but ultimately very lovable.

'ENOUGH SAID': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five) James Gandolfini (in one of his last film roles) co-stars with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in this romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. Holofcener also helmed such critically acclaimed movies as 2010's 'PLEASE GIVE', 2006's 'FRIENDS WITH MONEY' and 2001's 'LOVELY & AMAZING'. This film also co-stars Catherine Keener (a usual player in Holofcener's movies), Toni Collette and Ben Falcone. I think it's one of Gandolfini's best and most likable performances and Louis-Dreyfus has never been better or more lovable as well. Fans of honest and real romantic comedies should be more than pleased.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as Eva, a divorced massage therapist who is not looking forward to her daughter, Ellen (Tracey Fairaway), going away to college. She goes to a party with her friend Sarah (Collette), and Sarah's husband Will (Falcone), and meets Albert (Gandolfini). Albert is a divorced father who's also not looking forward to his daughter, Tess (Eve Hewson), moving away for school. Eva and Albert hit it off and begin dating, despite the fact that Eva is not physically attracted to Albert (due to him being overweight). Eva also starts giving massages to a client she met at the party as well, named Marianne (Keener). The two become friends and Marianne tells Eva a bunch of horror stories about her ex-husband. When Eva learns that her ex is Albert things become complicated as she doesn't know how to tell Albert or Marianne that she knows the other.

The film is funny but in a very real way; I was really impressed with how much the movie felt so true to life. It has a lot to say about attraction and relationships, as well as family and divorce. Eva and Albert's relationship is the driving point of the film and the two lead performances really make the whole thing work. Gandolfini is once again awkward and kind of crude but ultimately very lovable. It's Louis-Dreyfus that really surprised me though. On 'SEINFELD' she was so self centered and unlikeable (like all of the characters on that show, except for Kramer) so it's really refreshing to see her be so adorable. She's really sweet and so is this film; Holofcener gives the movie the perfect touch once again and proves why she's an awesome indie film director. I really liked this movie and think most others will too.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Enough Said

Filming Locations:

Westside, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$232,800, 22 September 2013

Gross USA:

$17,550,872

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,288,872

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Ingenious Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1