Melissa McCarthy’s performance in the film does not make people feel the traces of exaggeration, but simple, delicate, and quite restrained, just like the style of the whole film, delicate and quiet, a bit like the 1940s and 50s. old movie. The most successful part of the film is to show the audience the inner world of the two people, allowing people to understand how the two went deeper and deeper on this fraudulent road.
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The film is a highly completed female film, smooth, relaxed and sincere. Melissa McCain, who is used to playing the red-necked silly eldest sister, is rare and serious this time and has become the biggest attraction of the film. Her interpretation of the frustrated middle-aged female literary and youth is old and unique, giving the unlovable character a vivid personality. Director Mariel Heller is a master at creating atmosphere, using nostalgic soundtracks and sets to restore a 1990s New York full of intellectual atmosphere. In the absence of erotic description, Mariel still tells an emotionally full and rich female story
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