The great reviews for this week’s best new film on DVD, A Serious Man, aren’t all that surprising — the Coen Brothers’ work is always appreciated around here. And I can’t say that the dismal scores for The Stepfather come as too much of a surprise, either. But, I was kind of hoping for this one to be a sleeper hit. The original, starring none other than John Locke, was one of my favorite creepy films growing up, and I was looking forward to the modern re-treatment. No longer.
A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won’t move out of the house. A Serious Man @ Amazon
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Average Tier 5.26
A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian (Bana) with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. The Time Traveler’s Wife @ Amazon
Couples Retreat – Average Tier 2.82
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional. Couples Retreat @ Amazon
The Stepfather – Average Tier 1.92
Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. The Stepfather @ Amazon
My One and Only – Average Tier 5.65
A 1950s-set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux (Zellweger) embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons. My One and Only @ Amazon
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