Hello, WORLD! Smokke here with a confession: I love Kathryn Hahn! Every time I see her she's reinvented herself. From her turn as a brash car salesperson in the hilarious THE GOODS: LIVE HARD SELL HARD to her doting housewife that's been unattended to for too long in another comedy classic STEPBOTHERS, Hahn has shown she has an uncanny comedic ability, getting mileage from a look alone like the best comedians.But it's her turn as the suburban wife of David Harbour's Shep Campbell in Sam Mendes' drama REVOLUTIONARY ROAD that's etched in my brain as the moment I knew I loved her.
In that movie, Hahn and Harbour are next door neighbors to a couple of newlywed dreamers, Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet). Although she was a supporting character in this movie, she still managed to shine here.That shine continues with her as the focal point in the very delightful, often funny, and sometimes deeply touching AFTERNOON DELIGHT.
AD opens with Hahn at an automatic carwash, with her alone inside the car bouncing from seat to seat, trying to decide if she wants to call her husband or not, just showcasing how indecisive she is in regards to some things. AD is a tale of a woman who knows what she supposed to do as a wife and mother but can't do, for reasons that are touched upon but not fully explained. That doesn't matter one bit. Hahn's Rachel is marriage Josh Radnor's Jeff isn't in trouble per se: it's just....not right. They sleep in the same bed but they haven't had sex in months. She sees a lesbian psychiatrist (Jane Lynch) who keeps bringing her own personal relationship anecdotes to the session. The thing that changes the schematics of this whole movie is when it is suggested that she goes to a strip club with her husband and while there, she gets a lapdance from McKenna (Juno Temple, just oozing sex appeal, confidence and OOOMPH) and that's where we finally see Rachel actually get actively decisive, even though she is doing something that even a blind person can see is a bad idea...
I could tell you more about the plot, these characters, the settings, etc. But why? You really wanna know if this movie is worth watching, right? I certainly feel it is. Director Jill Solloway takes a conventional story, throws in the unconventional element, and watches the story progress on it's own in a way that feels totally natural after the insane deed Rachel does. That deed is... nah. The suspense was killing me while watching this movie and I'm the type of person that likes to share my pains. If the release of the last scene is any indictation, Rachel will be the type of person who can share hers too.
Maybe.
A+
Dueces, WORLD.
AD opens with Hahn at an automatic carwash, with her alone inside the car bouncing from seat to seat, trying to decide if she wants to call her husband or not, just showcasing how indecisive she is in regards to some things. AD is a tale of a woman who knows what she supposed to do as a wife and mother but can't do, for reasons that are touched upon but not fully explained. That doesn't matter one bit. Hahn's Rachel is marriage Josh Radnor's Jeff isn't in trouble per se: it's just....not right. They sleep in the same bed but they haven't had sex in months. She sees a lesbian psychiatrist (Jane Lynch) who keeps bringing her own personal relationship anecdotes to the session. The thing that changes the schematics of this whole movie is when it is suggested that she goes to a strip club with her husband and while there, she gets a lapdance from McKenna (Juno Temple, just oozing sex appeal, confidence and OOOMPH) and that's where we finally see Rachel actually get actively decisive, even though she is doing something that even a blind person can see is a bad idea...
I could tell you more about the plot, these characters, the settings, etc. But why? You really wanna know if this movie is worth watching, right? I certainly feel it is. Director Jill Solloway takes a conventional story, throws in the unconventional element, and watches the story progress on it's own in a way that feels totally natural after the insane deed Rachel does. That deed is... nah. The suspense was killing me while watching this movie and I'm the type of person that likes to share my pains. If the release of the last scene is any indictation, Rachel will be the type of person who can share hers too.
Maybe.
A+
Dueces, WORLD.
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