Disputed

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

Marking the first substantial screen role of Sharon Stone this film stars Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long and Drew Barrymore. An eight year old girl wants to divorce her parents as they are more wrapped up in their own lives.

To me it feels like this film has the same problem that the characters have, it becomes to obsessed with the lives of the adults involved rather than telling the story of a neglected child. Of course this obsession with their own lives is what leads to the neglect of their daughter but it does not provide an especially interesting point of view to tell the story from and at times feels like it is wandering from the point. I was also not a fan of the ending which implied better relations and a possible future reconciliation which makes it seem like the horrid behaviour of the parents goes unpunished.

2/5