Sliding Doors Movie Gerry

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Sliding doors movie gerry. Gerry s pal russell spouts some exposition to which gerry repeatedly replies i know. All this fornicating and suspense about who is cheating on whom tends to make sliding doors more of a fantastic soap opera than the richer and more complex life study to which it aspires. In one reality helen catches the tube train meets james and arrives home to find her loathsome lothario lover gerry cheating on her with his ex girlfriend lydia. This film provides examples of.

Two timelines one where helen got to the tube and one where she didn t. Sliding doors nice concept shaky execution that about sums up the mixed blessings of british actor peter howitt s intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a writer director. Sliding doors 1998 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. The timeline where helen.

When helen gets home she sees her boyfriend gerry john lynch in bed with his ex girlfriend lydia jeanne tripplehorn and helen quickly ends her relationship with gerry and forms a new loving one with james. It s got more emotional depth than most frothy romantic comedies and its central idea the parallel tracking of two possible destinies for a young london professional. Lydia s establishing character moment is full of this. Coming home early after being fired helen s gwyneth paltrow bad day continues when she finds her boyfriend gerry john lynch in bed with lydia jeanne tripplehorn.

In a helen arrives home unexpectedly and finds her lover gerry john lynch in the sack with his mistress lydia jeanne tripplehorn. Sliding doors is a 1998 romantic comedy drama film written and directed by peter howitt and starring gwyneth paltrow and john hannah while also featuring john lynch jeanne tripplehorn and virginia mckenna. Sliding doors is one of gwyneth paltrow s best films made when she was in several films a year just between emma and great expectations. In the other reality helen misses the tube train gets mugged goes to hospital and eventually arrives home to find gerry alone in the shower.

Furthermore helen s reaction to the cheating james and gerry makes this almost a feminist anti male men are pigs movie.