Ben wants Joe to join him in his commercial realty business, believing that getting on with their lives and keeping busy by making deals with the like of Mike Mulcahey (DABNEY COLEMAN) will get them through this.
JoJo, a writer, becomes increasingly annoyed at most every outsider who offers their heartfelt or forced condolences, while she, Ben and Joe meet with Mona Camp (HOLLY HUNTER), the local assistant D.A. who wants to put away Diana's captured murderer for good.
Meanwhile, Joe tries to maintain his role as the grieving husband-to-be, but runs into a conflict when he meets Bertie Knox (ELLEN POMPEO). She's the local post office manger who helps him retrieve the already mailed wedding invitations before they go out. She also tends bar at Cal's Place, a corner pub owned by her boyfriend who's now been missing in action in Vietnam for the past three years.
As she and Joe find themselves drawn to each other, they, as well as Ben and JoJo try to come to grips with the loses in their lives and letting go of their loved ones.
A young man and a husband and wife grieve over the murder (which isn't seen) of his fiancée/their daughter, and tense family scenes are prevalent throughout the film as they try to come to grips with that. Some bad attitudes are present, various characters drink and/or smoke, a dog briefly but graphically vomits and some phones are the recipients of angry outbursts.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2002) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Minor
Heavy
Minor
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
None
Minor
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Mild
Heavy
Moderate
Mild
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Reviewed October 2, 2002 / Posted October 4, 2002
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