Comments on: The Story of Us

By: Reviewer

Reviewer — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:51:39 +0000

The Story of “All” of Us There’s an underlying sadness that permeates this story of a marriage in trouble after fifteen years and two children that is so readily and immediately discernible that initially it becomes difficult to proceed. And you quickly realize that it’s because “The Story of Us,” directed by Rob Reiner, is indeed a story about loss, which is something that affects everyone in some way or another, at one time or another, and depending upon your personal frame of reference and experience, it’s a story that is going to affect you on any number of levels. Because loss comes in many forms; sometimes it leaves nothing more than a blip on the surface of your Moon, while at other times it leaves a gaping crater on the landscape of your World, and whichever it is in your case, this film is going to address it and perhaps make you revisit a time or place that maybe you’ve locked away in the dim recesses of your memory for better or worse. One thing is certain, this film is going to make you take pause and reflect for a moment or two. Because “Us,” anyway you slice it, is a film about you and me.

By: Don Braymer

Don Braymer — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:35:32 +0000

Too close to home A suprizingly stinging movie to those who have been divorced or who have had marital troubles.

By: Benjamin J Burgraff

Benjamin J Burgraff — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:18:43 +0000

When Harry Left Sally… Occasionally shallow, occasionally moving, ‘The Story of Us’ is a rollercoaster ride through a couple’s relationship, focusing on the myriad moments that defined their love, hate, and indifference. Structurally, the film is almost a clone of Rob Reiner’s earlier ‘When Harry Met Sally’, complete with actor-to-audience monologues, flashforwards and flashbacks, and wisecracking supporting characters who are occasionally more interesting than the leads.