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What stands out first about The Son's Room is the confidence with which Nanni Moretti establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Son's Room asks Nanni Moretti and Laura Morante to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Son's Room is established with useful clarity: A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident. That direct approach lets The Son's Room u

What stands out first about All Over the Guy is the confidence with which Julie Davis establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, All Over the Guy asks Dan Bucatinsky and Richard Ruccolo to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of All Over the Guy is established with useful clarity: While the flame of Jackie and Brett's attraction intensifies, Eli and Tom, the unlikely pair they attempt to bring together, appear destined to spiral

What stands out first about The Bread, My Sweet is the confidence with which Melissa Martin establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Bread, My Sweet asks Scott Baio and John Seitz to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Bread, My Sweet is established with useful clarity: A man proposes to a woman he's met once, all in the same day. That direct approach lets The Bread, My Sweet use its 1h 45m running time for charac

What stands out first about The Business of Strangers is the confidence with which Patrick Stettner establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Business of Strangers asks Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Business of Strangers is established with useful clarity: Two businesswomen bond and reveal their inner natures while getting carried away on a revenge attack against an accu

What stands out first about Extremedays is the confidence with which Eric Hannah establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Extremedays asks Dante Basco and Ryan Browning to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Extremedays is established with useful clarity: During a lifelong expedition planned by four lifelong friends Will, Brian, Matt, and Corey Corey's beloved grandfather suddenly passed away. That direct approach lets Ext

What stands out first about The Last Kiss is the confidence with which Gabriele Muccino establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Last Kiss asks Stefano Accorsi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Last Kiss is established with useful clarity: Carlo's life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime girlfriend Giulia announces she's pregnant. That direct approach lets The Last Kiss use its

What stands out first about Crush is the confidence with which John McKay establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Crush asks Andie MacDowell and Imelda Staunton to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Crush is established with useful clarity: Three 40 something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets and swap stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. That d

What stands out first about The Center of the World is the confidence with which Wayne Wang establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Center of the World asks Shane Edelman and Balthazar Getty to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Center of the World is established with useful clarity: A successful computer engineer meets a stripper in a cafe. That direct approach lets The Center of the World use its 1h 28m runnin

What stands out first about My Wife Is an Actress is the confidence with which Yvan Attal establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, My Wife Is an Actress asks Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of My Wife Is an Actress is established with useful clarity: A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. That direct approach lets My Wife Is

What stands out first about L.I.E. is the confidence with which Michael Cuesta establishes its crime drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, L.I.E. asks Brian Cox and Paul Dano to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of L.I.E. is established with useful clarity: A 15 year old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man. That direct approach lets L.I.E. use its 1h 37m r

What stands out first about Nuit de noces is the confidence with which Émile Gaudreault establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Nuit de noces asks François Morency and Geneviève Brouillette to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Nuit de noces is established with useful clarity: Florence and Nicolas live happily together. That direct approach lets Nuit de noces use its 1h 32m running time for character, atmosphere and cons

What stands out first about Startup.com is the confidence with which Chris Hegedus establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Startup.com asks Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Startup.com is established with useful clarity: Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com. That direct approach lets Startup.com use its 1h 47m running time for character, atmosphere an