Enough Said (3½ Stars)

This is a lightweight comedy that throws up some relevant questions in passing.

Eva is a divorced massage therapist. She tells her friends that she wants to remarry, but she isn't actively looking for a new man.

At a party she meets a man called Albert, a film historian. He knows everything about old television shows, but nothing about today's shows. At first she's not attracted to him, mainly because of his weight. but she likes his sense of humour and decides to go on a date. At the same party she meets a poet called Marianne. Yes, she makes money from writing books of poetry. That must be a difficult career. Marianne asks for Eva's number to book a massage.

Eva and Albert grow to like one another. They talk to each other about their ex-spouses. That's what divorced people do, isn't it? Eva also becomes friends with Marianne, and they both talk about theit ex-husbands.

But then Eva realises that Albert is Marianne's ex-husband. Eva finds little characteristics of Albert cute, but Marianne talks about the same characteristics annoying her. It's okay to date a man like that, but can Eva stay with him for years, or even the rest of her life?

I shan't say any more about the film. I'll just give some general thoughts. Divorce isn't pleasant. I know what I'm talking about, because I've been divorced twice. Divorce should be avoided if at all possible. If a woman is annoyed by the way her husband stirs his salsa, maybe it's her problem, not his. Little things should never lead to the end of a marriage, they should be worked out together. But if you're already divorced, it's terrible when you tell bad things about your ex. I'm horrified to hear the lies that my (first) ex-wife has told people about me. She's unable to admit that she was at fault for the marriage breaking down – and they were big things, not small things – so she's invented things to give me the blame.

What I'm trying to say is that you should try to avoid divorce, but if it's not possible you should deal politely with your ex. Don't talk too much about him/her, and give him/her a chance to make a new relationship.

Success Rate:  + 1.2

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