Synopsis
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?
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Cast
- Joan AllenDarcy Anderson
- Anthony LaPagliaBob Anderson
- Stephen LangHolt Ramsey
- Cara BuonoBetty Pike
- Kristen ConnollyPetra Anderson
- Mike O'MalleyBill Gaines
- Theo StockmanDonnie Anderson
- Will RogersVince Dorne
- Pun BandhuTV Anchor
- Terra MackintoshNews Reporter
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
While the director, Peter Askin, employs an all-too-customary suspense arsenal (vertiginous stairway perspectives, foreboding thunderstorms, ominous headlights), Mr. King’s script offers a wealth of behavioral details. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Seasoned pros Allen and LaPaglia are terrific as longtime mates forged together in an unexpected game of cat and mouse. - 50
Slant Magazine
It could have used far more of King's mordant humor, which might have imbued the metaphorical autumnal proceedings with a much-needed jolt of pop anarchy, or even pathos. - 50
Village Voice
It's serviceable. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite the author’s scripting and the fine central performances by Joan Allen and Anthony LaPaglia, this low-key effort directed by Peter Askin fails to fulfill the potential of its provocative premise. - 40
The Dissolve
A Good Marriage comes off as curiously flat for a movie about a woman who sleeps next to a murderer every night. - 38
RogerEbert.com
Flat is the kindest way to describe A Good Marriage, a King novella turned feature that could have worked as a short or an episode of “Masters of Horror” but truly tests viewer patience at 102 minutes. It’s arguably the dullest King film yet, despite solid work by LaPaglia to save it and a decent set-up that goes absolutely nowhere. - 20
New York Daily News
This one has a screenplay by Stephen King, adapting his own short story. Unfortunately, that can’t save this low-budget thriller.
