The Upside of Anger

Simply put, this is a great movie...not sure why it only grossed $18M...must have been going up against some other great movies at the time of it's release...rent it...... Full review

so, this movie made me laugh. alot. the mother is filled with rage cuz her husband left her and her daughters are just tryin to live their lives the best they know how without her help. kevin coster plays the families... Full review

I caught this on HBO on Demand and must admit - I really enjoyed it. There are a couple of d/f themes at play. First, it examines the relationship b/w a middle aged (basically dysfunctional) couple - the pain from which... Full review

Lame premise, unsympathetic characters with dislikable personalities and slack bovine expressions, dragging dialogue, a new career low for everyone involved. I swear, if those whiny ass kids were in my family, they'd be in the Peace Corps by age twelve. At... Full review

I barely made it through this movie. I truly thought it was dreadful. The story was hard to figure out, and when you did, it's was like what is the point to this. Not Costner's best role.... Full review

Costner is at his all time best!!!!, Allen makes a great showing with an Oscar worthy effort in my opininon, the Girls are also great. Go See This movie2!!!!... Full review

A friend of mine loaned me this movie recently and I, unfortunately, wasted 2 hours of my life watching it. This movie is so full of holes that it is ridiculous. For example, Hadley is supposed to be pregnant for her... Full review

this is Kevin Costners funnyist comedy since tin cup .its not one of his funnyist but its funny anofe.I advise you to bye this movie and wach it rightawy.its funny.... Full review

WEll the movie had its slow moments but overall kept me into it. Unexpected was the ending, usually I can sort of pick what is going to happen but this one shocked me. Not bad at all, not much for chic... Full review

I was angry that I wasted the time and money to see that movie! What a downer, and odd personalities on the characters!... Full review

radio DJ Kevin Costner to offer Allen some drunken respite from her loneliness.... ... Full Review

Kevin Costner is very good too and gives a subtle comic performance. Yeah this is a better film than Spiderman 3 and I liked it alot which suprised me as I don't usually go for romantic comedies. ... Full Review

Around this central pairing, The Upside of Anger has its downsides.....Mike Binder's classy domestic drama is a good deal less annoying than it sounds, thanks principally to Joan Allen.....The shock is that Kevin Costner -.... ... Full Review

The Upside of Anger is much the better picture. Costner and Allen both give terrific, mature performances which will offer a lot of food for thought for anyone at a crossroads, while Binder gives himself another substantial cameo - this time as Shep ... Full Review

The first great movie I've seen this year, THE UPSIDE OF ANGER stars Joan Allen as Terry Wolfmeyer, a suburban Detroit wife and mother whose husband unexpectedly walks out. At its core, The Upside of Anger has some of the most smug and contemptible characters in recent memory. ... Full Review

Sandler is, of course, way too young to play Ebenezer Scrooge, but if it's not stopping Jim Carrey, it shouldn't stop him! For example, Click featured Sandler in old-age makeup, so maybe that's the best idea. ... Full Article

Zack Follett's sack, Sean Cattouse's interception and Nate Longshore's touchdown pass to Cameron Morrah were all impressive, but the No. 1 highlight of the Cal football team's win over Arizona State on Saturday may have come off of the right... ... Full Article

I recently returned from a trip to London, where music awaits you at every corner -- and in the Underground too. My wife and I found ourselves one night in Covent Garden, and even though it was raining, we heard... ... Full Article

THE upside of being a film critic is getting to see movies like Spider-Man 3. The downside is having to watch flicks like this. If you think sitting in front of a menopausal, self-pitying alcoholic sounds like fun, you couldn't... ... Full Article

"If she wasn't my mother, I'd slap her!" moans youngest sibling Popeye ( Thirteen 's Evan Rachel Wood). You'll want to do the same given Terry's despicable behaviour, which reaches its apogee during an excruciating scene where she humiliates herself... ... Full Article

Imagine.You are Mike Binder, the admired director of The Upside of Anger.You are keen to make a brooding, quietly heavyweight film that might stand out against the remakes and graphic-novel adaptations that Hollywood is pumping out these days. ... Full Article