State and Main

I was initially lulled into believing I was going to be treated to a witty and intelligent satire. But after about 15 minutes the cracks start appearing - the wit becomes so forced and laboured that it becomes agonising. The cast are excellent, but the lines they are given are just so constantly gosh-darned clever that you feel yourself grimacing as each new quirky and zany, yet oh-so-predictable, plot twist is dragged out. I guess it's an interesting movie for the polarisation it produces in viewer opinions, but I just felt like biting somebody when it finally ended.