‘Millers in Marriage’ Review: Edward Burns Contends with Age and Art-Making in Mature Mid-Life Drama
variety.comStephen Saito In the films and television shows he’s made as a writer-director, Edward Burns has never not made things personal, but retaining the same level of creative control that he had on his breakthrough “The Brothers McMullen” has often required working on modest budgets and with younger casts and crews, naturally making the work itself move farther away from who he is now.
In a marketplace starved of thoughtful adult dramas, that makes his return to center stage in “Millers in Marriage” a welcome one, as Burns mines territory he’s familiar with after turning 50. “All I’m looking for is a stable relationship with a woman my own age,” Burns’ character Andy can be heard telling his new girlfriend Renee (Minnie Driver), putting her at ease when she worries he might want kids.
They’re at a summer home that Renee got in a divorce, and by the standards of “Millers in Marriage,” he couldn’t have said anything more romantic to her when all people want is comfort.
Andy wasn’t the one who ended his own 15-year marriage recently, but he certainly can be grateful it happened when leaving the tempestuous Tina (Morena Baccarin) meant less stress in his life.
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