A Quiet Little Marriage
2008
80 Min
Synopsis
With her dad descending into an Alzheimer’s haze and a junkie for a brother-in-law, happily married Olive (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) decides that the answer to life’s problems is a baby — too bad her spouse (Cy Carter) doesn’t agree. But with the missus poking holes in her diaphragm and hubby spiking her coffee with birth control pills, love may not conquer all in this Slamdance Film Festival award winner. Jimmi Simpson and Charlie Day also star.
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Sarah J. Bean
27Jul11
Though I only watched the film for Charlie Day, I was surprised how well Jimmi Simpson's performance played (though we've seen the character before) as he was revolting. Cy Carter, on the other hand, ruined the film entirely for me. As the script was already self-indulgent and loathsome, the audience depended on strong characters to keep the film successful; and while Mary Elizabeth Ellis was grand, Carter was not.