the macdowell or quaid marriage seem like it be already on the rock from the beginning . quaid seem to make an attempt but macdowell never do give her husband any softness except during the final scene when she ask him to talk to her . collet and kinnear be doom from the beginning . the film doesn not seem like the give and take of marriage but a good example of two people and especially macdowell and who be judgemental . i hop the plot would pick up and lead somewhere a suggest and but it fail . macdowell have always be cold in her film . the other three would have a chance to give good performance with a good screenplay . have jewison attach make me want to see it more . i be disappoint .