Take This Waltz

This was a good, but not altogether novel, film. A couple (Seth Rogan & Michelle Williams) is entering the phase of marriage after the honeymoon. They find that they don't have much to talk about. This later fact is probably exacerbated by the fact that they are together nearly 24 hours a day. She is a stay-at-home writer (who seems to write pamphlet text for brochures) and he is a stay-at-home chef working on a cookbook. They try to keep things fresh with language, but essentially they are bored. Williams meets another guy and we find the entire point of this film is summed up in a conversation in the shower at the gym. "New things are shiny" and "New things get old". For the remainder of the film, we see these themes played out, which is reality, but also a bit depressing. One thing that I love about a film like this is that in spite of the blase story, the coloring was fabulous. Rich and vibrant, color became something fun to watch and observe on its own. And finally, after sitting through the credits, the obligatory "No animals were harmed during filming" scrolled across the screen. While I applaud this commitment, I did find it quite odd that they could actually make the statement when Rogan's entire purpose in the film is to write an entire cookbook on chicken. Throughout the film, every kitchen scene contained chicken in a pan, broth, stock pot, on a kabob or under the knife. I would guess that if chickens had a union, they would protest the inclusion of "No animals harmed..." for this particular film.
4 stars (out of 5)