Dinner with friends
A surprisingly absorbing drama adapted from the theatre of two couples and how they cope with the break up of one of them. This film based on Donald Margulies play is an HBO production, which never saw the light of day in cinemas here but under Norman Jewison’s experienced direction proves to be a good exploration of the glue that keeps people together and the fact that we never really know what keeps a couple together. The four leads all act very well, Andie McDowell 
does well in a rather unsympathetic role, Dennis Quaid is great as her husband who is all a bit rocked by events, Toni Collette continues to demonstrate her skills and versatility as Beth and Greg Kinnear is fine as her ex. Good music by Dave Grusin and Roger Deakins effective photography all add up to a satisfying film that makes you think.
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