Adapted from the her own book by director Rebecca Miller, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee has a fine character study at its heart, tracking the eponymous Pippa (a near comatose Robin Wright-Penn) as she moves with older husband Alan Arkin to a retirement village and the seams of her seemingly perfect life split open, revealing the convoluted history which has bought her to this point.
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Sunshine Cleaning
3 CommentsJune 23, 2009 – 10:41 am
This is the latest effort from Little Miss Sunshine producers Big Beach, and as such it’s possible to forgive a little box ticking on their part as they try to recreate that breakout success. Alan Arkin’s role as a cranky huckster in particular sails a little too close to that movie, but luckily this is an altogether darker affair that boasts some well-conceived performances, offsetting its numerous sins.
