conversations with other women

the whole movie takes place on a split screen used alternatively to show memory, other people, places and things, or just different angles of the same scene. potentially annoying, this gimmick is actually quite evocative. the story is simple: a one night stand between two people who loved and lost each other when they were too young to know what they were doing. the movie made me sad, in a good way. Helena Bonham Carter was excellent; Aaron Eckhardt's performance pales in comparison, but I haven't really liked him in anything since In the Company of Men and Nurse Betty - he plays evil much more credibly than good.