Stuck somewhere between a dark comedy and a thriller, director Ira Sachs' Married Life doesn't really work as either, leaving its strong cast adrift.
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Over lunch one day in 1949, middle-aged businessman Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) tells his best friend, Rich (Pierce Brosnan), that he's planning on leaving his longtime wife, Pat (Patricia Clarkson). A romantic at heart, Harry thinks practical Pat doesn't love him the right way--unlike his new girlfriend, gentle young war widow Kay (Rachel
