Thursday, June 30, 2016

HEARTBURN (1986)

All about Love,marriage,babies, infidelities!
I finally got to see this one & even with all the shortcomings i loved it coz it's such a wonderful feeling to see my favorites Meryl Streep & Jack Nicholson coming together in this dryly wrought comedy drama about a writer Rachel marrying a columnist cum womanizer Mark who is unable to change his wandering ways even after marriage. The movie based on Nora Ephron's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, which was inspired by her tempestuous second marriage to journalist Carl Bernstein & his affair with Margaret Jay, unfolds quite hastily with one sequence after the other almost with an Woody Allen approach to it.

Streep as the clinging, smothering spouse is endearing to watch although a bit more of humor to her character would have added more to the charm. Jack Nicholson does what he is best in doing , with his usual smirk, devilish, eyebrow-twitching, grinning charm he is like-able as the philanderer. I liked the scene when Rachel finds out about Mark's affair & confronts, minutes later she packs up, leaves and we hear Carly Simon's song "Coming Around Again" in the background. The lyrics perfectly fits the scenario in sync with Rachel's despair. Her idea of the perfect marriage has been shattered.

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