Stockard at her best

This film was very funny and good. Targeting the 'phony' lives of the well to do with an almost farcical approach. All the cast were good in their roles, even Will Smith did his best though I could see he wasn't entirely comfortable playing the 'gay' scenes of his character. But this wasn't a 'naturalistic' play, these characters were in many ways caricatures employed by the writer to poke both blame and fun at.

But the real stand out is Stockard - the way she balances the comedy and the humanity of the character is spellbinding. She conveys so much with just a look - making you laugh at the absurdity of their situation and at the same time revealing the layers of pain. The scenes where she talks about how Paul was better to her than her own children was very powerful. And she makes the comedy look so effortless. She is a very underrated actress and comedienne.

Such a shame that these great roles are so few and far between for some of our best actresses.