Take This Waltz

I wanted to like this film since our very own Sarah Polley wrote, directed and produced it. But... it was boring and nonsensical. I don't want to sit through two hours to watch an immature woman come to grips with the nuances of identity and love. It was completely unrealistic that her neighbour would find her remotely attractive, physically or mentally. The childish rituals shared by her and her husband got old very quickly, to the point I questioned their sanity. Basically I did not feel I could root for anyone in this film, including the husband since he too had the maturity of a gnat. Their wedding anniversary restaurant scene demonstrated his cave man capacity at conversation, a sure bet their marriage was taking a nose dive. Sure, the underlying message in it all is there are no victims in divorce, only perpetrators. But I don't want to watch two hours of unbelievable and immature characters to swallow that pill, thank you very much.