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Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
USA 2021
produced by Jeff Hardwick, Mariette Hartley (executive), Jerry Sroka (executive), Don Scardino (executive) for Long Story Short Pictures, Painted Guitar, Rounding Third Films, Silent Crow Arts
directed by Don Scardino
starring Mariette Hartley, Jerry Sroka, Bernie Kopell, Tess Harper, Morgan Fairchild, Peter MacNicol, John Rubinstein, Mindy Sterling, Peter Onorati, Sam McMurray, Don Scardino, Maeve Quinlan, Lloyd Bremseth, Justine E. Boyriven, Ash Sroka, Jack McGee, Yolanda Snowball, Stuart Pankin, Susan Boyajian, Juliet Cesario, Bob Glouberman, François Guétary, Alla Korot, Tara Malenfant, Hillary Anne Matthews, Rene Rosado, Nina Seul, Roy Vongtama
written by Jerry Sroka, Mariette Hartley
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Mariette (Hartley), an aging actress with some great movies under her
belt but seeing business dry up of late, has decided to go back into the
dating game - but the dating app she uses only matches her with men who
disappointingly remind her of her old age, with the occasional psycho
(Peter MacNicol) thrown in. Then, of all places, at a bird store, she
meets Jerry (Sroka), a Jewish comedian who like her has seen business
drying up of late, who eventually asks her out for a date - and even
though the two seem to have nothing in common at first, they gradually
grow fond of one another, each finding the other's "otherness"
refreshing. And eventually they do become a couple. But their relationship
still young, Mariette has a medical emergency - and during her recovering
from her treatment, she tries to re-align her life, growing less and less
sure there's even room for Jerry in it while doing so ... So
what's actually "true" about this movie is of course that
Mariette Hartley and Jerry Sroka are a real life couple, married since
2005, and several other aspects of their lives are actually hinted at. How
much more "truth" is actually hidden in Our (Almost
Completely True) Love Story I really wouldn't know, and it's really
immaterial to guess as the title in itself suggests artistic license. That
all said, probably due to their real life relationship, Mariette Hartley
and Jerry Sroka have wonderful chemistry with one another, which alone
already makes this film a half-winner, and the clever and witty script the
two have written together, bridging the bridge between high drama and
subtle comedy, really takes the film over the finish line rather
beautifully, making this, despite the serious subjects the film touches, a
pure joy to watch.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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