Fresh and Exciting

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I really did not appreciate the name of this movie. It is totally misleading as to the depth and sorrow surrounding this story. Not that it isn't a well crafted movie, just that I don't enjoy sorrowful movies. They depress me. I just didn't connect with the characters and there was no chemistry at all, between them. I don't understand why this site requires that you write a certain number of lines? I didn't need 10 lines to express my impression of this movie. Normally, I love all these actors, especially Lisa Kudrow. As well as Natalie Portman. However, I just never saw chemistry develop between the two leads. The actor playing William, the son, was terrific. He stole the show.9-10-13

From the first scene as I was watching this movie it was made clear that it was not a romantic feel-good film. It was not about creating happy and beautiful couples. Even the adultery in the movie wasn't what this all was about. The main plot of the movie, the main theme, was the loss of a child and how it affected the parents and those in their close vicinity. Emilia usually gets a lot of critique from viewers - from what I've seen - because of her status as a "homewrecker". I'd like to add that this isn't what the movie is about. It is true that her character entered a relationship with a married man, but that relationship is never justified. The point of the movie isn't to paint her out as a terrific girl while his first wife (beautifully portrayed by Lisa Kudrow) is supposed to be painted out as a horrible person who deserved what she got.Through-out the film it's clear that the ex-wife holds a grudge towards Emilia and she does act out on it a lot, delivering hateful comments and says things just with the intention to cause pain. But at the back of my mind this behavior was always justified. She had been wronged and betrayed, and I don't believe the creators were trying to make her out to be vindictive or spiteful - just hurt and angry because of that hurt. And Emilia was never given scenes where she tried to justify what she'd done, or where the viewers were supposed to choose her "side" in the whole ordeal.The main theme of the movie was the child that Jack and Emilia lost and how that affected their relationship and most importantly how Emilia lived with the guilt of thinking she was the reason why their child had died. Jack points this out, saying that she hurts the people closest to her the most, and it affects their relationship so strongly that it comes to an end. The strongest scene for me, and the one scene that definitely showed what kind of person the ex-wife really was and where it became crystal clear that it wasn't about revenge or hatred but pain and betrayal, was when Emilia gets called to Carolyn's office so that the latter could make it clear that it wasn't Emilia's fault that her daughter died. Carolyn did this for her son, yes, but she didn't have to. If she'd been a horrible person, that a lot of viewers seem to think the director wanted her to look like, then she wouldn't have done it. This scene really implements that it was never about making anyone the victim or anyone the bad guy, but just about showing the situation for what it was and how everyone handled it differently, reacting as real human beings.I saw no glorification or romanticism of the affair. I saw no trying to blame it all on the horrible ex-wife. I saw three people who ended up in each others life because of a mistake and they all handled it as best as they could.As for the performances I thought Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow and Scott Cohen all did an amazing job. The movie itself is a very emotional journey if you're open to seeing the bigger picture instead of trying to find someone to blame or hate.

Natalie Portman plays well the young mother who's caught in a cycle of anguish and torment, over the death of her baby daughter and her new relationship with her married boss and his young son, who's lactose intolerant. It's further complicated by her own son's upheaval and current husband's feelings.As such characters in real life tend to have most of us walking the other way, so convincingly does she play such a person, that the resulting film is both rather maudlin and frankly, a little boring. We don't really want to be bothered by such seemingly trite 'problems'.Especially as it's elongated to nearly 100 minutes. A slow pace and rather depressing music don't help. Lisa Kudrow (Friends) doesn't convince as the wife of Jack (Emilia's - Portman - boss) who as a doctor has occasional, but surprisingly disquieting conflicts with Emilia.Not being a parent myself - and male, possibly, I'm sure doesn't help me get into the groove of the story and I'm sure those who can associate with such life experiences can find a lot to connect with.It's not a bad film, though, just not 'me'. I saw it on Sky Movies.

The Other Woman,whose original title is Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, is a drama feature that stars Natalie Portman,Lisa Kudrow,Lauren Ambrose and Scott Cohen.The movie is about about life, loss, and family.It is written and directed by Don Roos.The plot is about Emilia,who is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack,a high-powered New York lawyer that was her boss and previously married when she began working at his law firm. Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William, while also trying to overcome a long-standing rift in her relationship with her father caused by his own infidelity. But perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interference of her husband's angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn. Ultimately, Emilia's and Charlie's playful and sometimes tender exchanges help Emilia to open her heart and later on,she begins to realize that she wasn't responsible for her baby's death and she begins to take new things into perspective as she rediscover her own capacity for love in time.The movie is a big challenge for Natalie Portman as she portrays both the protagonist and the antagonist at the same time.Although I find her role in a gray area,she did decent in responding into the role BUT not enough to call it a great work of hers just like she did in Black Swan. As for the story is concerned,one can either be have pity or be angry with Emilia.Although we see her character develop over the course of the film,viewers may have different opinions in the so-called "other woman". Overall,it was a good film that can help us understand what women go through in life especially when presented in the same situation as Emilia.