Woody was really hanging his dick out on this one.A remarkable piece of work - self exposing, fierce, honest, bold. All his flaws are on display though not endorsed... he would lose this skill/desire. I love how at this stage he was keen on experimenting with visual looks... he would lose that skill/desire.
The lead performances are superb. Sydney Pollack is magnificent in one of his biggest parts as a successful businessman looking for meaning with a fair streak of c**t in him. The woman who plays his aerobics instructor girlfriend is terrific and their domestic violence scene is fantastic. Mia Farrow is superb - ditto Liam Neeson, Judy Davis, Woody himself, Juliette Lewis.
Every now and then you go 'hang on, Woody is that how it is".... the nasty depiction of Mia Farrow's passive aggressiveness, showing Lewis to be a middle aged man-hungry mantrap. But he puts it out there.
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