About halfway through this film (http://www.upsideofanger.com/) I was ready to chuck the popcorn and go find a book to read. In spite of great actors, the first half of the film seemed to really drag.
But the great one-liners by writer/director Mike Binder (who also stars in the film as "Shep", one of the best characters in the entire film) kept me in my seat.
The ending packs a whollop. Viewers will almost feel set up, as if the first half of the movie was to lull audiences into a movie-coma so by the time the movie wraps up, the audience is sitting there, as I was, speechless. The only time I felt this taken for a ride was in the movie "A Beautiful Mind". The way that Binder plays with the characters point of view is masterful and can only call into question exactly what is intended----anger and its damages to relationships with oneself and with others.
This is a movie that is a great discussion catalyst. See it with your husband, your best friend...just see it.
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