The Upside of Anger Movie Review 2005

Allen gives new meaning to the term ferocious as betrayed suburban Detroit wife Terry Wolfmeyer. Her husband has apparently left Terry and their four beautiful daughters (Witt, Christensen, Russell, Wood) for his secretary. Terry takes to alcohol, anger, and rebellion while the girls run the household. When neighbor Denny (Costner) finds out about her plight, he's eager to make Terry a drinking buddy and possible romantic partner. Genial Denny, who's bored and lonely, is a retired Detroit Tigers pitcher turned radio talk show host. (He's also entranced by the sheer femaleness of the Wolfmeyer home.) There's a certain comfortable, angsty camaraderie to the whole situation that's appealing. Writer/director Binder also takes a small role as Denny's lecherous producer.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Baseball, Divorce, Detroit, Family Drama

Screenplay

Mike Binder

Cast

Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt, Mike Binder, Dane Christensen

Cinematography

Richard Greatrex

Director

Mike Binder

Music

Alexandre Desplat, Steve Edwards

Other

Brian Simmons, Matthew Desorgher, Robin Sales, Tim Stevenson, Deborah Scott, Chris Roope

Producer

Alex Gartner, Jack Binder, Sammy Lee, Sunlight, New Line Cinema