We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)

That was an excellent one.

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Couples with issues engaging in adultery, swapping partners, thus creating more issues. There's quite a few of these kind of movies. I never really get the point. But once in a while there's something to be found. But not in this one. These couples are supposively quite smart and according to the formula one of them is a writer (could have been an actor as well). And then they tend to make witty remarks. But not really. It's all just pretentious nothing. I greatly disliked this movie. It's embarrassingly awkward. It's not just that none of the characters are likable, none of them seems to have any backbone or heart, but they are really just hollow random inconsistent characters. Wandering bags of bones, blood and genitals. Which makes it impossible to care about what happens to them, what mess they create for themselves. Whatever. The dialogues and interactions between the 'characters' are so random, vague, illogical, pretentious and inconsistent, it leaves you cringing throughout the whole movie. Apparently Naomi Watts made this movie shortly after 21 Grams. I loved her in that movie. That was good drama,with believable characters. It's a shame to see her talent being wasted in a travesty of a movie like this. But no rain, no shine. This movie is rain for sure. Acid rain.

John Curran presents a very unsettling view on fragile relationships. At the centre of the story there are two married couples and from their interactions one can easily conclude that there was once a lot of love within the couples and a strong friendship between them and now, well in the case of Hank and Edith, the love is vanishing into thin air. Edith still yearns for Hank's love but Hank is too self-absorbed in his self-perceived failure and careless about his wife's infidelity. Terry still deeply loves Jack who is going through a mid-life crisis (like Hank) and finds comfort, both sexual and emotional, with Edith. At the center of their relationships are the children of the respective couples who are the most vulnerable ones. The film is a shocking portrayal of relationships and friendships that have reached a stage where indifference, obligation, guilt, loneliness and despair take over. Curran also adds some doses of humour that is subtle and welcoming (at the same time non-intrusive).The cinematography is fantastic and editing is wonderful. I especially liked how the camera jumps from one character to another, showing what they are going through, during a constant time period. The score contributes to the gloominess but in a non-intrusive and non-melodramatic way. It is rather gentle and flowing smoothly.'We Don't Live Here Anymore' showcases four exceptional performances. Ruffalo is both hateful and sympathetic as Jack. The remarkable Laura Dern is explosive and fiery as Terry. Her Terry is the strongest of the four and Dern is both gripping and haunting. Both Ruffalo and Dern benefit from well-defined roles (but even otherwise they are great actors as has been evident in their other movies) though there was the risk that had the roles been played by lesser actors, they could have easily become caricatures. However, the characters Hank and Edith depend more on the actor's performances. Naomi Watts shows immense depth through a wonderfully restrained performance while Peter Krause brilliantly downplays and brings a rawness to his part and his facial expressions speak volumes.'We Don't Live Here Anymore' is certainly not a positive look at relationships. The friendship between the couple is strong and there is an understanding between them that shows that they care for each other. Notice in the later scene when Dern's Terry tries to comfort Watts's Edith and the chats between Hank and Jack are proof enough. Even though the words aren't said, they only know each other too well and maybe it is respect that is losing its hold and probably friendship will too. Curran's film tells a meaningful raw story that is honest, brutal, daring and unsympathetic to its characters.

totally awesome film...i think everybody should watch it, it's so realistic...you can feel the chemistry between the four of them!!! dern as devoted yet fragile housewife matched by rufallo uncertainty, while watts as the seductive one just so excellent with capital E and matched by krauss vulnerability. it's just like an ordinary daily live when you watch it that just don't feel like watching movie...maybe the reality could be compared to "a home at the end of the world" truly it's so rare to find a film with all the right chemistry and a reality that's so true...my advice is you should watch this movie at whatever cost...you won't regret a thing

The negligent housewife Terry (Laura Dern) is married with the teacher Jack Linden (Mark Ruffalo) and they have a son and a daughter. The careful housewife Edith (Naomi Watts) is married with the teacher and aspirant writer Hank Evans (Peter Krause) and they have a daughter. The two middle-class couples are best friends, visiting frequently each other. Edith feels neglected by Hank, and has a torrid affair with Jack. Terry loves Jack, but cheats him with Hank. And life goes on.I saw the trailer of this movie and I really expected a more conclusive story. I liked this provoking and complex film, mainly the intense interpretations of Mark Ruffalo and Laura Dern. The character of Naomi Watts is quite confused and even shallow, and the character of Peter Krause is very passive, almost a supportive character. The story shows infidelities, end of relationships, the preoccupation with the children before definitively ending the marriage and taking the step of a divorce, but something is missing to make "We Don't Live Here Anymore" an unforgettable movie. The motives for the adultery of Terry, who seems to be still in love with Jack, are not convincing. They have a crisis in their marriage, they do not talk any more, they have lots of fighting, but her affair with Hank is not well-explained. The motives for Jack are very clear, since he has a crush on Edith. The motives for Hank are also easy to be understood, since the guy is a cheater. But Edith seems to be a nymphomaniac, shagging with Jack everywhere, and totally dishonest with her best friend Terry. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Tentação" ("Temptation")