13 June 2022

Union Square

 Union Square 2011

  • Director: Nancy Savoca
  • Based on book: no
  • Cast: Tammy Blanchard, Mira Sorvino, Mike Doyle, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Rispoli, Patti Lupone
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Tammy Blanchard – Into the Woods, Rabbit Hole, Cadillac Records
    • Mira Sorvino – Angels Crest, Reservation Road, Lulu on the Bridge, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, Beautiful Girls
    • Bill Doyle – Jersey Boys, Rabbit Hole
    • Daphne Rubin-Vega – In the Heights, Rachel Getting Married, Flawless
    • Michael Rispoli – The Rum Diary, Yonkers Joe, The Sopranos, Feeling Minnesota
    • Patti Lupone – Last Christmas, Driving Miss Daisy, Witness
  • Why? Possibly good
  • Seen: 6 June 2022      

       Lucy (Sorvino) and Jen (Blanchard) are sisters. They haven’t seen each other for three years. Jen and her fiancé Bill (Doyle) run a health food web shop. Lucy is a neurotic egocentric drama queen. Jen is dismayed when Lucy invades her home out of the blue.

       They have had a rough childhood with a suicidal mother (Lupone). Jen has tried to detach herself from her background. Lucy has become a selfish screw-up.

       The film gives me angst. I would really hate to have Lucy as a sister. I would also hate to have Jen’s future mother-in-law (though we never see her).

       There’s a twist or two and it turns into a tear fest. I’m not sure how to react.      

2 ½ * of 5   

 

 

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