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Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Gone are the Dances With Wolves days when Kevin Costner plays a man's man. Now, he's stuck in EWF roles: Every Woman's Fantasy. Which has an "upside". Pun intended.In The Upside of Anger, Joan Allen's husband takes up with a younger woman, leaving her to take care of their four teenage daughters. There's no way to inject any more estrogen into this movie than there already is. Enter Kevin Costner. Because in a man-hating, man-bashing world, there's only one man who can step up to the feminine plate and win Joan's heart.If you're a man-hating man-basher who secretly really just wants a man to step into your life and fix your heart, you'll absolutely love this movie. I actually like men, so when I see them criticized, stereotyped, and set in a lower species than women, I cringe a little. I didn't like this movie, even though Costner's as cute and charming as he always is.To me, it's just not realistic that an athletic, intelligent, door-breaking, hormone-charged, handsome, funny, charming, well-adjusted man would be hopelessly single and would willingly step into an embittered, riddled-with-problems woman's life and genuinely care for her four daughters. But if you liked Costner's other EWF movies, like Message in a Bottle and The Bodyguard, add this one to your collection!

Yes, I have to give it one star, though it doesn't even deserve that pitiful rating. The writing, the direction, the acting were all bad. The part writer/director Mike Binder wrote for himself is particularly bad. He gives himself the allegedly good lines in a sorry attempt, I guess, to show how clever and how versatile he is (yes, Mike Binder, the triple threat).

I watched this movie in late 2013 and honestly it was painful. I don't see how anyone can rank it more than 1 out of 10. The only interesting thing was the daughters short lived relationship with an older man. Honestly though, I want my 2 hours back.The twist was also a joke. I mean if someone left they would obviously take there most important documentation and still use credit cards or bank cards etc, so how the wife didn't know her husband really ran off was beyond me.Also movie claimed to have comedy aspects, but it wasn't funny at all.Actually Kevin Costner is a great actor/guy in this movie, but it seems unrealistic that he would be interested in the horrible character 'Terry Ann'. Even in the movie he explains his attraction to her despite the tension in the house etc. It wasn't believable.

The Upside of Anger is a wonderful film about the struggles of anger. It's dark comedic touch grabs you from the start without releasing you until the credits roll. The script is funny, charming, well-written dialogue; just absolutely lovely. The direction is dead-on. The director makes you feel like you want to be in this environment that, let's face it isn't the most optimistic. The highlight here is the lead performance from Joan Allen. She's magical here.How the Academy can sleep at night knowing they didn't nominate her is just beyond comprehension. Kevin Costner gives his best performance to date here, as well. The entire ensemble works with one-another, and it shows.This is a smaller film, so many people haven't heard of it, but I beg you to see it; 10.