Somewhere
In The Middle (2015/Omnibus Entertainment/Film Movement DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: D Film: C+
Kofi
(Charles Miler) and Billie (Cassandra Freeman) are a married working
couple in New York, but even working as semi-successful blue-collar
workers leaves little time for their marriage, much less for romance.
Kofi is a lawyer and Billie is the boss of her own small graphic
design business. As Kofi tries to make time to spend with Billie, he
soon finds himself resisting the charms of free spirited Sophie
(Mirasol Miranda). Billie all the meanwhile has her own secret which
she is hiding from Kofi as well in Lanre Olabisi's Somewhere In
The Middle (2015).
Kofi
working man and a husband and trying to save his marriage, but it is
very hard when his wife Billie keeps on brushing him off and not
caring to spend time with him, or his efforts be romantic. Billie,
on the other hand, is a control freak and cares more about her social
business than her marriage, but secretly she is a closet lesbian (and
since she is the boss) she is also having an affair with one of her
female workers. It is not a wonder then why eventually Kofi begins
to have his own affair with the free spirited Sophie. In the end, no
one is faithful and no one is happy, but how will they resolve this
slow-brewing mess?
This
film seems to sum up the modern American Marriage, that people get
married but when they aren't happy they can have affairs. It paints
the picture of how husbands try to be faithful, but it is not his
fault if the woman if she cares more about working than their
relationship (and also seems to say that all working women have
lesbian tendencies). In truth, men and woman being equal, both can
have affairs, but who we blame the failed marriage on is effected by
social rules and whoever is the alpha in the relationship.
The
anamorphically enhanced picture and lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 soundmix
are both a bit soft, but watchable, yet might play better on Blu-ray.
The only extras includes trailers.
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Ricky Chiang
