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A Slice of Life
by Francine Brokaw
Ira and Abby
Marriage and analysis is the focus of this romantic comedy centering on Ira Black (Chris Messina), a 33-year-old neurotic man who has spent the last 12 years in therapy and still has not even cracked the surface of his neuroses. After 12 years his analyst terminates their relationship and that very same day Ira meets Abby (Jennifer Westfeldt), a free-thinking woman who changes his life forever. They meet and on the same day decide to get married.
Abby’s parents Michael and Lynne (Fred Willard and Frances Conroy) are free and easy people, which directly contrast Ira’s parents Arlene and Seymour (Judith Light and Robert Klein), who are both analysts, grumpy, and difficult. They try to talk their son out of marrying Abby, but fail.
Everything is going great in the new marriage until Ira discovers Abby has been married before – two times. Things start to unravel, not only for Ira and Abby, but for Michael and Lynne, and Seymour and Arlene. New therapists are brought into the mix and soon the screen is filled with nothing but disappointed spouses and analysts trying to put the pieces together.
This all leads Ira to think that marriage might not be a good institution. He wonders if it is “a fad that’s had an unusually long run.” The three couples along with ex’s and a bunch of therapists combine to make this a cute story with plenty of funny scenes.
© 2007 Francine Brokaw
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