Mammoth

*Seen at the Chicago Film Festival*

After seeing some comedies at the Fest, decided a drama was in order. However a drama of this nature was not in order. I particularly like the film choices of Michelle Williams (Wendy & Lucy, Syncedoche, New York, Brokeback Mountain) and just love Gael Garcia Bernal, but this film was a mammoth of a disaster.

The story seems simple enough, a "perfect" family faces small choices with big reactions. You see Bernal leave to go close a deal with his internet business across the globe while Williams stays at home with her job in the ER and the couple's daughter. The daughter is cared for by the nanny which leaves Williams character feeling useless on a daily basis.

But that was it. That's all that went on. And the crises the characters faced never fully connected. And for a film harping on the fact of dealing with consequences, some conflicts are left unresolved. No ending ever really happens besides when the credits start rolling.

If this is something you simply must see, wait for the DVD.