Top cast:Benedict Cumberbatch,Elizabeth Olsen,Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director:Brad Peyton
Genre:Drama
Region:Norway
Year:2009
Storyline:The simple plot-line about a happily-married, middle-aged husband and wife, whose marriage was strained while serving as trial attorneys on opposite sides of the same headline-making, attempted murder, marital case (he as the prosecutor, she as the defender), served as the backdrop for the daring exposition of feminist principles, a display of archetypal male vs.Obviously, Steve is worried that her domineering, over-protective and controlling brother will be disapproving because he isn""t considered good enough for her, and he suggests being with her to bolster her up ("He isn""t gonna like this, and he makes you nervous, not me."After receiving a postage-due, forwarded letter from France from his "American gal" from Mineola, Long Island, Eddie and his cab-driver friend drive out to her house to meet the woman he has never met.One of the bluebloods from Kentucky.And if you don""t like the color, honey, we""ll change it."Maudie orders a chair from one of the waiters and satirically jokes: "Service here is terrific." Maudie plays havoc with he proper arrangements at the dinner, upsetting Mrs.Jellyman in particular.Maudie""s rapid-fire dialogue includes:- "I could go for some of that stuff in the bottle."- "Remember the night we""re all at the eatin"" house when a flock of them gangsters came in and tried to take me from ya.On a whim and in front of his wife, he proposed to purchase Varinia (due to his liking her "spirit") for 2,000 sesterces, and Batiatus agreed to have his steward escort her to Rome the next day.