It is fair to say that films like "The Trouble With the Truth" are hardly ever made in Hollywood. This is essentially a two-character play for the theater masquerading as a work of cinema. Several long conversations move from a cafe to a hotel bar to a restaurant to a lounge to Room 413 in the Palmer Hotel in Los Angeles. Yet, somehow, miraculously, the film works brilliantly.
The screenplay was dialogue that was so believable that it almost could have come from recorded conversations. A divorced couple reunites after many years apart. They renew their association over drinks and dinner. They reminisce. They analyze their mistakes and their successes. The alcohol flows freely. Then, they must decide where to go from here. The fateful dénouement will occur in Room 413 of the Palmer Hotel.
Beautifully performed by John Shea and Lea Thompson, the dialogue is brought to life without a false note. It is so credible that it almost appears as though Shea and Thompson had to have been married to create such lifelike rhythms of speech.
This is an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind film that reveals what can be accomplished by creative screenwriting and brilliant performers who can bring it to life.
The screenplay was dialogue that was so believable that it almost could have come from recorded conversations. A divorced couple reunites after many years apart. They renew their association over drinks and dinner. They reminisce. They analyze their mistakes and their successes. The alcohol flows freely. Then, they must decide where to go from here. The fateful dénouement will occur in Room 413 of the Palmer Hotel.
Beautifully performed by John Shea and Lea Thompson, the dialogue is brought to life without a false note. It is so credible that it almost appears as though Shea and Thompson had to have been married to create such lifelike rhythms of speech.
This is an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind film that reveals what can be accomplished by creative screenwriting and brilliant performers who can bring it to life.