The Ice Storm (1997)
If you liked The Big Chill and are looking for another drama that shows suburban yuppies with domestic troubles, you’ll probably love The Ice Storm. You’ll even get to see Kevin Kline again!
In this one, he’s unhappily married to Joan Allen and having an affair with Sigourney Weaver, their friend and neighbor. Their daughter, Christina Ricci, fools around with boys at school, and both of Sigourney’s sons, Elijah Wood and Adam Hann-Byrd. Their son, Tobey Maguire, is a strange kid who makes an infamous oral report at school about the relationship between taste and smell.
While this movie is a lot heavier than The Big Chill, I can’t help comparing the two. Both focus on privileged people who get into trouble and find unhappiness because they’re bored and idle. Both feature unhappily married couples, infidelity, and experimentation. This one is a lot more upsetting, especially if you’re a parent. While the first is chock-full of songs to set you in the mood for a class reunion, this one has an uncomfortable “key party” where husbands go home with other men’s wives. It’s not fun to watch, but if you like dramas whose plots could have been avoided, you’ll appreciate the acting.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to upsetting scenes involving children, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Kevin Kline movies here!
In this one, he’s unhappily married to Joan Allen and having an affair with Sigourney Weaver, their friend and neighbor. Their daughter, Christina Ricci, fools around with boys at school, and both of Sigourney’s sons, Elijah Wood and Adam Hann-Byrd. Their son, Tobey Maguire, is a strange kid who makes an infamous oral report at school about the relationship between taste and smell.
While this movie is a lot heavier than The Big Chill, I can’t help comparing the two. Both focus on privileged people who get into trouble and find unhappiness because they’re bored and idle. Both feature unhappily married couples, infidelity, and experimentation. This one is a lot more upsetting, especially if you’re a parent. While the first is chock-full of songs to set you in the mood for a class reunion, this one has an uncomfortable “key party” where husbands go home with other men’s wives. It’s not fun to watch, but if you like dramas whose plots could have been avoided, you’ll appreciate the acting.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to upsetting scenes involving children, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Kevin Kline movies here!