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The Land of Steady Habits (Au pays des habitudes)
Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife (Edie Falco) in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life.
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September 13, 2018
Nicole Holofcener's The Land of Steady Habits often suggests the film that American Beauty might have been if the latter had been pruned of its smug hysteria.
September 13, 2018
In the well-trod territory of fiction about rich men in self-induced emotional crises, the film stands as a worthy, if not exactly groundbreaking, addition.
September 13, 2018
No detail ever seems to go unnoticed in Holofcener's world, and viewers could spend the entire running time simply admiring her powers of surveillance.
September 13, 2018
If the center holds, it's thanks to the enthralling performance by Mendelsohn, one of the most compelling character actors of any era.
September 13, 2018
Holofcener understands human behavior and her sharp, well-observed Land Of Steady Habits is as lovely and near amazing as anything she's made thus far.
September 13, 2018
An insightful portrait of middle-age in the '10s.
September 13, 2018
The decision to spend a little time on a lot of different characters results in a splintered story that muddles - rather then clarifies - its protagonist's roundabout journey back to himself.
September 13, 2018
A droll, sad and relentlessly truthful study of suburban ennui...
September 13, 2018
The performances have sufficient grit - and the writing has just enough polish - to make "The Land of Steady Habits" feel unpredictable and fresh.
September 13, 2018
Really bad decisions are made, people lie, no one convincingly grows. Lest this be taken as biting commentary, the music, stilted dialogue and epilogue assure us it's in earnest.
September 13, 2018
Laying it all out with a piercing authenticity, Holofcener makes us hope that the wait till her next feature is not quite so long.
September 13, 2018
As the tone wobbles between absurdity and tragedy, it also starts to shift toward something deeper and more bittersweet than mere midlife ennui.