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Title: An Elegy to Alcoholism
Review: While I very much appreciate the review already on this site, I cannot give credit to this film that statement entails. Two very talented actors, one very flat, selfish and deluded poem. It could be titled: "How I Met My Ex and Got Drunk - for Lunch." The poem feeding the drama evokes the pathetic wish that the copy editor, played by Mr. Rickman, could somehow have had a different life or resurrected the old one by simply showing up. Being rude, drinking to excess, insulting his former lover, played by Emma Thompson, is all deluded excess this poor character thinks will win him back some semblance of a life better than he has. It is all very depressing and not very original. It is also very whiney and tedious.
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