radical recasting


This film didn't work for me. It fell in to the watchable but disappointing category. But wouldn't have been interesting to swap the Alison Janney and Marisa Tomei roles. There were many good lines in this film it would have been fun to see Janney getting her teeth in to them. You could also swap JK Simmons and Hugh Grant - though obviously dropping the whole 'kill you with my bare hands' dialogue. You could even argue that with Simmons and Janney carrying the main story with would leave space to build up the purely comedic aspect of Tomei and Grant.
Just to be clear, I like the actors in this heavily overcast little film. But it a little film so why not experiment with the roles and see if something different emerges.

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