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Walking and Talking
1996
Manhattan, New York
Nicole Holofcener
Indie Chick Flick
What’s it all about: It’s NYC in the 90s, and “Sex & The City” hasn’t happened yet. No one wears brand-name clothes, and being single is cause for therapy. Catherine Keener and Anne Heche do a lot more talking than walking, trying to keep their friendship cute while dating ugly guys.
First Encounter: at the movies
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: falling off the window sill
Relics: long-distance phone bills and *69; jeans and sambas that are now back and style
Hoops: flirting through the cafe window; a wedding as the end; Allison Janney as a strong, supportive friend
Heartthrob: Liev Schreiber
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Todd Field’s goatee
LoFi Magic: obscene phone calls; Anne Heche using real toothpaste to onscreen-brush her teeth (take that, Nicole Kidman!)
Words to live by: “Do we really have to listen to this vagina music all the way there?”
Makes me want to: visit a lake house
Candotti Take: “Dating is a nightmare.” / “It was a good basic movie. A movie with light problems. Good.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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