MOVIE REVIEW - Enough Said

This will be a little review for a small movie.  It's the new romantic comedy, Enough Said with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini. This is just flat out great.

It's the story of Eva (Louis-Dreyfus). She is an attractive 50 ish, 10-year divorced massage therapist with a 18 year-old daughter getting ready to go to college.  She has had a tough time dating, mostly because of her exceptionally needy self.   He meets Albert who is also 50 ish, divorced from an elitist woman who through he wasn't good enough for her. He too has a daughter getting ready for college. Albert is overweight, unrefined with a boring job.  But he is a great guy.

Problem is, Albert is the ex-husband of one of Eva's clients, and now friends, Marianne (Catherine Keener).  And she is always trashing Albert during their massage sessions to Eva, not knowing Eva is dating her ex.  The conversations range from Albert's weight, to his lack of sexual prowess. After Eva figures out Albert is her ex, she is faced with the decision of either telling Albert and Marianne or not.  What will she do?  Will she mess it up, again?

This little 90 minute movie is simply fun and well done.   A very funny smart and funny script sucks you in and takes you right inside these peoples lives and let's you watch it all.   Every single character in this movie is very well defined, and it takes no time to feel as if you really know these people.  This is a brutally honest script that shows people as they really are.  This is casted very well, Dreyfus is great as the insanely needy Eva, and Gandolfini is simply superb as the affable Albert.   This is as good as you have ever seen him. He is so likable, and looks like someone you would know.  I think it's one of the best thing he's ever done.  Its as you have never seen him before.  

There is not one bad thing about this movie. It is a slick simple story, told well, with great characters and wonderful actors playing them.  It knows what it is too.  A little movie, that has something relatable to say, and says it.  As it deals with mid-life love it clearly will not be for everyone, especially young viewers. But that's OK, as 95 percent of the movies made today are made for them. they have enough to see.

Enough Said. Limited release.  But worth the drive to find it, and even more worth seeing.  One of the best movies of the year.