Synopsis
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash and the British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations are disclosed and relationships deteriorate among the group.
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Cast
- Alan CummingJoe Therrian
- Jennifer Jason LeighSally Nash Therrian
- John Benjamin HickeyJerry Adams
- Parker PoseyJudy Adams
- Phoebe CatesSophia Gold
- Kevin KlineCal Gold
- Owen KlineJack Gold
- Greta KlineEvie Gold
- Denis O'HareRyan Rose
- Mina BadieMonica Rose
Recommendations
- 88
New York Daily News
A caustic, funny, low-budget treat, shot on digital video. - 80
Time
Everyone in the cast has his or her solo, and all rise brilliantly to their occasions, notably Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, Mina Badie and a divinely neurotic Jane Adams. - 80
Salon
I can't recall the last time a picture left me feeling so caffeinated. - 80
The New York Times
Despite its shortcomings, this smart, caustic movie is easily the most incisive and realistic comedy of manners to emerge from Hollywood in quite a while, and that's saying a lot. - 80
Washington Post
Although the movie -- falls occasional prey to pretension, it's a classic guilty pleasure. - 75
Portland Oregonian
For all its superfluous and self-conscious moments, the picture is a draining kick. - 63
Boston Globe
Isn't what you'd call a probing film, but it's a slick and savvy one. - 50
Washington Post
A celebration of the actor's art – but not the dramatist's.
