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The Upside of Anger

Starring: Mike Binder, Joan Allen Director: Mike Binder

4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Actors: Mike Binder, Joan Allen, Suzanne Bertish, Kevin Costner, Stephen Greif
Directors: Mike Binder
Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Release Date: Jul 26 2005

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005JNP4
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #14,872 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Joan Allen harnesses her often cold screen presence to great effect in much of The Upside of Anger. Her alcoholic ber-bitch is a force of nature that Allen keeps grounded in real emotions. She is well-matched by Kevin Costner as a low-key rogue full of both selfishness and self-disgust. Their scenes together have a combination of ease and discomfort that could have held together an entire movie. Sadly, director and writer Mike Binder blindsides the audience with a twist ending that undermines everything that came before. Keeping the fact that is revealed at the end from the audience allows Binder to be lazier than he should be with his characters. A better film about a middle-aged woman consumed by anger would figure out how to show that anger simmering below the surface and occasionally boiling over. Binder's facile ending allows him a shortcut that insults the audience's intelligence. With this very game cast, The Upside of Anger could have aimed to be a sardonic Scenes From a Marriage, but Binder is content to settle for something more along the lines of Inside the Mind of the Bitter Married Woman. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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cc8 deleted scenes
"Creating the Upside of Anger Featurette"
Commentary with Joan Allen and director Mike Binder
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4.0 out of 5 stars I Second That Emotion, Feb 11 2006

By	Levack Piper (Toronto) - See all my reviews

The "warts and all" performance given by Joan Allen is the main reason to see this movie. She plays an embittered woman who has seemingly been jilted by her long term husband for a younger woman. The projection of her rage toward a man her own age who is sleeping with her daughter is one of the more "startlingly honest" moments you'll ever see in a movie. Kevin Costner is never less than credible as Allen's sleepy eyed boozin' buddy come lover and the pair have good chemistry. How the absence of the father effects the four daughters in film is primarily focused on how they react to their angry, heavy drinking mom. One quibble is the annoying plot twist toward the end which seems, to me at least, entirely unnecessary. The "upside" to the anger is that the characters all grow through the experience and still maintain their diginity and their sense of humour. This is a well made film for adults who appreciate good writing and superb acting. Unlike the "effects driven schlock" which must be seen on the big screen to appreciate any of its charms, the other upside of "Upside" is that it will work just as well on DVD. See for yourself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The truth, Sep 29 2005

By	Monique T. Charlton "Lost Soul" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie was about the truth. It was hard to swallow and when you finally did it was bitter but it was a wonderful film. It showed that we are not all at peace when our lover/husban/wife leaves us to face the world alone. It showed that we can and will live again. I think that it is something that we all should watch. Even if the only thing you understand is the screaming....

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