{"id":4526,"date":"2010-08-24T19:49:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2010-08-24T19:49:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T17:49:05","slug":"the-big-chill-starring-kevin-kline-glenn-close-and-william-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-big-chill-starring-kevin-kline-glenn-close-and-william-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Chill starring Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and William Hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The Big Chill starring Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jobeth Williams, Mary Kay Place, Tom Berenger, Meg Tilly, Jeff Goldblum. Image: s11.allstarpics.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harold, Sarah, Sam, Nick, Michael, Meg, Karen are old college friends who haven\u2019t been able to keep in contact as they planned, apart from Harold (Kevin Kline<\/a>) and Sarah (Glenn Close<\/a>)- who married each other and started a family together.<\/p>\n

These old friends reunite at a funeral- the other member of the old gang, Alex, has committed suicide. After the funeral, they spend the weekend at Harold and Sarah\u2019s place and try to get over Alex\u2019s death, times and identities lost and catch up.<\/p>\n

Now their friendships are as \u201ccomplicated\u201d as the ones in Grey\u2019s Anatomy or Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/a>– here\u2019s what I mean:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick (William Hurt) and Karen used to be an item but Karen (Jobeth Williams) and Sam (Tom Berenger) always had an eye for each other.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meg (Mary Kay Place) has a little history with Michael\u00a0 (Jeff Goldblum<\/a>), who is busy chasing Chloe (Meg Tilly)- Alex\u2019s young girlfriend who\u2019s staying at the house as well. Chloe isn\u2019t interested in Michael but she seems to be into Nick (William Hurt<\/a>).<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nick is Meg\u2019s first choice as a sperm donor. Oh yes, it is the 80s, she is the modern working woman who is sick of dating and wants a kid from a friend. But of course Nick can\u2019t help since he can\u2019t function down there, a gift from Vietnam. And Sam already had a broken marriage and a daughter he barely sees so he may not exactly jump at the offer and Karen doesn\u2019t love the idea either as she seems to want Sam for herself. Sam is into Karen too, but Karen has a husband and two kids.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh and then there is Sarah, who seems more shaken up by Alex\u2019s death. As Harold reveals to us, she had an affair with him but she and Harold got over it\u2026<\/p>\n

So here we have a 8 people with complicated friendships and pasts, a weekend fuelled with conflicted emotions, drugs, alcohol, fun, nostalgia, sadness, broken dreams, love and confrontations.<\/p>\n

The movie is one of the earliest works for the most of the cast, most of who are considered to be the finest actors of Hollywood. It is worth noting that Glenn Close<\/a> was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the movie also was also nominated for Best Film and Best Screenplay. The movie was written by Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek and directed by Lawrence Kasdan.<\/p>\n

The movie\u00a0 has its flaws and charms, just like the characters. There are things in the movie that almost every one can related to: How you can lose contact with your best friends when life gets in the way or how your life may not turn out the way you hoped it would. And I am guessing the actors\u2019 generation will identify with the story even more.<\/p>\n

However the characters- despite the identity issues- didn\u2019t really feel real to me. And no matter how charming the actors are, the characters are just\u2026off. I mean, if your best friend kills himself, would your immediate reaction would be to have a baby with one of his other friends and start making the baby right after the funeral? Not to mention their soap-opera type of histories. And what kind of prick hits on his recently dead friend\u2019s girlfriend, who almost seems jovial at all times? And would you really be that upset if your best who killed himself was banging your wife behind your back? And then there is the lecturing attitude Harold gives Nick when a cop brings him over- about being a part of the community, respecting the cops and whatever while they were all high half the movie?<\/p>\n

The verdict: I am not going to lie to you, I had fun watching this movie. It was nostalgic and I love the soundtrack. I like the actors and the director. Despite the reunion happens because of a suicide, the movie is more fun than emotional and sad. There are some great funny lines and scenes and it is hardly ever boring. But had the cast been different, I doubt I\u2019d have watched it.<\/p>\n

Overall, this is a decently-acted and entertaining film with nostalgic value. But it is\u00a0 well\u2026fluff. A pretty and quality fluff. You will have fun watching it but if you don\u2019t watch it, you won\u2019t have missed out on a thing.<\/p>\n

7.0 on IMDB. A 6 from me.<\/p>\n

Fun facts About The Big Chill:<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you remember the last movie you saw with Tom Berenger? It is probably Inception <\/a>where he plays the uncle to Cillian Murphy\u2019s character. Out of all the cast members of The Big Chill, he is the one who bears no resemblance to his younger self.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The little son of Harold and Sarah that appears in the beginning of the film is the real life son of director Lawrence Kasdan. His name is Jon Kasdan.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meg Tilly is an ex-girlfriend of Colin Firth and they have a son together.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lawrence Kasdan and Kevin Kline work together often. They also made French Kiss<\/a> and Silverado together.0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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