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Actors: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Keri Russell, Erika Christensen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Upside of Anger |
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Terry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) is left to raise her four daughters when her husband Grey disappears with his Swedish secretary. Terry spends her time drinking and dealing with her bitterness and anger. When Denny Davies (Kevin Costner), a former pro baseball player, starts hanging around the house to keep her company the two strike up an unlikely romance. Terry is dealing with four daughters who have conflicting feelings about their mother. The oldest, Hadley (Alicia Witt) is graduating from college and stuns her mother when she announces that she is pregnant and getting married. Emily (Keri Russell)fights with Terry over her desire to attend an arts college and pursue dance. Andy (Erika Christensen) angers her mother when she announces that she's getting a 9 to 5 job rather than attend college. Youngest daughter Popeye (Evan Rachel Wood) is 15 and navigating her way through high school and falling for a gay friend. When Emily falls ill Terry is forced to face the prospect of life without one of her precious daughters. As Terry resolves to stop drinking and strengthen her relationships with Denny and the girls she is dealt a horrible blow.
--Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Upside of Anger |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- marriage going to pieces
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Daughter
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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