Married Life (DVD)

Married Life (2007) starring Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams. Married man (Cooper) plans to kill his wife (Clarkson) so that he can be with a younger woman (McAdams). But his best friend (Brosnan) has other thoughts about the situation. Set in 1949, this drama -- or is it a comedy? -- veers toward soap opera. As characters, Cooper and Clarkson seem at home in the mid-20th Century, but Brosnan and McAdams seem oddly out of time. The DVD offers three alternate endings, all very similar, but interesting to watch. What it sorely lacks is subtitles for the hearing impaired, for which I downgrade it a full letter. Grade: C