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‘For Worse’ Review: Amy Landecker’s Thoughtful and Deeply Feminine Debut Celebrates New Beginnings at Any Age
'Transparent' star Amy Landecker's feature debut 'For Worse' carves its own meaningful spot among films about mature women seeking new directions
But these days — especially considering several terrific recent releases of all sizes like “Suze,” “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” “The Idea of You” and even “Babygirl” — we don’t seem to be living in that same cinematic world anymore, one that refused to acknowledge the existence, realities and complex sexual desires of women, well, above a certain age. You’ve seen some of what she’s got here before — there is the cliched, mid-riff-bearing young wife of Lauren’s ex, there is the annoyingly entitled divorce mediator, there are some clueless but amiable Gen-Z personalities, there is the customary giggle when a well-meaning but dated Gen-Xer accidentally uses the wrong gender identity terminology, and so on. Acting like an irresponsible young person in her older body out of some understandable jealousy, Lauren finally starts reconciling the above-said discrepancies in her life, with a little help from fellow divorcee and potential romantic interest Dave (Bradley Whitford, Landecker’s real-life partner).
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