Newlyweds (2012)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
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Buzzy (Edward Burns) and Katie (Caitlin FitzGerald) are a newly married couple living a seemingly conflict-free life. But when Buzzy's damaged and impulsive half-sister Linda (Kerry Bishé) arrives at their doorstep expecting to stay for an indefinite period in their Tribeca loft, her antics threaten to disrupt the couple's commitment to an "easy" marriage. Meanwhile, with Katie's sister Marsha projecting suspicions of her own husband's infidelity onto Buzzy, will the couple's formerly trusting
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Edward Burns
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Kerry Bishé
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Marsha Dietlein Bennett
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Caitlin Fitzgerald
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John Solo
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Dara Coleman
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Max Baker
Max
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As [Burns'] characters grow older and more entrenched in borrowed luxury (Buzzy is a physical trainer who married into money), their charm wears increasingly thin.
Top CriticBurns's faux-documentary style allows space for some wickedly revealing confessions, while jump cuts accentuate his characters' rapid-fire showdowns.
It has both the charms and the shortcomings of the indie fringe.
Burns and Fitzgerald make a snappy onscreen couple.
Ed Burns' latest writing and directing venture holds the perfect recipe for swiftly putting audiences into a New York state of mind.
Breaking news: When you get married, you will inevitably deal with your spouse's family and exes in some capacity!
Okay, so he's not Woody Allen. That's setting the bar a bit too high. But for Burns, he's never been better.
Newlyweds is funny, but never at the expense of its ideas. Whereas most relationship comedies these days are contrived and dopey, this one strives to be more truthful, and it succeeds. A solid, insightful human comedy.
Edward Burns perfects the art of movie conversation with tangy wit, tapping into the rich tapestry of urban culture teeming in his body of work.
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