![]() Structured inexplicably around the multiple courses of a dinner at a fancy restaurant, the film gathers 2 brothers (Richard Gere, a gubernatorial candidate, and Steve Coogan, a high school history teacher) and their respective wives (Rebecca Hall and Laura Linney) as they hope to discuss a personal family matter. I can honestly say that despite some very good performances, THE DINNER is easily the most excruciating moviegoing experience I've had in years. Of course, the big dumb studio comedies would normally fill that bill, but when you assemble so much talent, it's that much more disappointing when it fails this miserably. Writer/director Oren Moverman knows better, right? I mean, I enjoyed THE MESSENGER and RAMPART, both providing Woody Harrelson with two of his best performances, but his latest, THE DINNER is, to put it mildly, a steaming stinker. ![]() ![]() SPIT IT OUT - My Review of THE DINNER (1/2 Star) ![]()
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