"Stuck in Mid-Cycle"
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What You Need To Know:
DIRTY LAUNDRY is a poorly written portrayal of a married couple who look outside their marriage for sexual fulfillment. Joey Green, the struggling owner of a dry cleaning business, is feeling apathetic about his life, including his work and his marriage. His wife Beth suggests he see a therapist, and the therapist advises him to go have sex with other women. Meanwhile, Beth begins her own affair and becomes pregnant.
DIRTY LAUNDRY presents a twisted and morally disturbing view of the issue of mid-life crisis. There is practically nothing redeeming about this movie, which is an insult to the intelligence of the audience. Making matters worse is the poorly-written script. It can't seem to make up its mind whether it is a drama or a comedy. Hence, it does neither one justice. It also contains not only ludicrous situations but also unrealistic reactions to them. For example, when Beth learns she is pregnant, she takes an apathetic attitude and seems not at all concerned about the consequences. The script also lacks character development; no one in the movie learns anything at all from their situation. Bad acting and inane dialogue adds to the whole movie's unrealistic, immoral portrayal of a dysfunctional marriage
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(Pa, Ro, LL, SSS, NN) Pagan worldview with romantic elements of adulterous married couple going through mid-life crisis; 9 obscenities & 4 profanities; no violence; several scenes of depicted sex within adulterous relationship including prostitution; rear male nudity; and, psychologist gives unethical, harmful advice.
More Detail:
Michael Normand’s DIRTY LAUNDRY presents a twisted and disturbing look at mid-life crisis. It is a poorly done film that is confusing and immoral.
Joey Green, an owner of a dry cleaning business played by TV-sitcom bit player Jay Thomas, is feeling apathetic about his life, including his work and his marriage. To complicate matters, he loses an important account which puts a financial drain on his business. His wife Beth, played by Tess Harper, tries everything to spice up their love life, but to no avail. She suggests that Joey see an analyst. Joey complies and is surprised when his therapist asks him if he has considered sex with another woman, adding that doing so can help men in his situation. Following through on the therapist’s advice, Joey hires a prostitute but has difficulty performing sexually with her. In the meantime, the Joey’s frustrated wife Beth starts an affair with her handsome, young African-American chiropractor Loel, who is separated from his wife.
What follows is a series of ridiculous situations that further complicate the story and, at the same time, lessen its credibility. Both Joey and Beth find out about each other’s indiscretions. They become angry and decide to live their separate lives while continuing to sleep under the same roof. To put the icing on the cake, Beth finds out she is pregnant, not knowing whether the baby’s father is Joey or Loel.
DIRTY LAUNDRY is a total washout. It takes a serious issue experienced by many of the baby boomers today and makes a mockery out of it. There is practically nothing redeeming about this movie, which is an insult to the intelligence of the audience. For instance, the film’s portrayal of the therapist is completely nonsensical, having him give advice that is both unethical and harmful.
This movie can’t seem to make up its mind whether it is a drama or a comedy. Hence, it does neither one justice. The script is poorly written. It contains not only ludicrous situations but also unrealistic reactions to them. For example, when Beth learns she is pregnant, she takes an apathetic attitude and seems not at all concerned about the consequences. The script also lacks character development; no one in the movie learns anything at all from their situation. The audience to this movie will probably be more confused at the end of the story than at the beginning.
The acting in DIRTY LAUNDRY is only fair. Jay Thomas does not do much with the inane dialogue. Tess Harper is totally miscast as his wife. All this adds to the movie’s unrealistic, immoral portrayal of a dysfunctional marriage.
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