The film centers on (Joan Allen), a suburban Detroit mother of four who wakes up to find her husband has vanished. Convinced he has run off to Sweden with his secretary, Terry descends into a booze-soaked, righteous rage. This isn't the "dignified" grief of a widow; it is the jagged, ugly resentment of a woman who feels her life’s contract has been breached without notice. The Mirror: Denny Davies
Joan Allen delivers a powerhouse performance of "Olympian fury," while Costner sheds his typical leading-man vanity to play a paunchy, weed-smoking has-been. The Upside of Anger(2005)
Their relationship isn't built on romance, but on commiseration—two people treading water in a pool of their own unfulfilled potential. The Wolfmeyer Daughters The film centers on (Joan Allen), a suburban