Life During Wartime (2009)
Directed by Todd Solondz this is a sequel to his own earlier film Happiness (1998) and stars Allison Janney, Ciaran Hinds and Shirley Henderson. Three sisters struggle with their lives as the ex-husband of one is released from jail.
Having not seen the previous film was not too much of a barrier to watching this film, given that the entire cast has been replaced it probably helps not having seen the original. I think this film would probably have been better if it picked one issue and focused on that as the the story of one sister and her family already dominates the short run time of the film anyway. What the film is mainly about is the idea of forgiveness but is a bit cluttered to have a clear message while lacking any of the comedy it claims to have.
2/5
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