Review of Cousins (2014) by Kris W — 27 Jan 2011

"They already have a lot in common. Her husband is sleeping with his wife.".

"Love at first sight. Consequences to follow.".

Legal secretary Maria (Isabella Rossellini) is married to car salesman Tom CSI's William Petersen). Dance teacher Larry (Ted Danson) is married to the striking Tish (Sea Young). Larry's uncle is marrying Maria's mother. Tom and Tish meet at the wedding and waste no time taking more than a test drive in his BMW. So when Maria and Larry become acquainted later in the day they already have a common interest. But more than that, they find they like each other. A lot.

Also features good performances from Lloyd Bridges (Airplane) as Danson's father, and Keith Coogan (Don't Tell Mom, The Babysitter's Dead), who share the best scene in the movie.

Aunt Sofia: That's a dress you wear to a hooker's wedding.

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Vince: I'd rather have a case of the clap than a case of this wine.

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Vince: You've got only one life to live. You can either make it chickenshit or chicken salad.

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Vince: Can you keep a secret?

Mitch: Yeah.

Vince: So can I.

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Tom: Look, I've kept my part of the bargain for Chloe's sake.

Maria Hardy: Well, maybe Chloe deserves more than a bargain, Tom.

[strokes his cheek, then turns to Larry].

Maria Hardy: Larry Kozinski, I would love to dance with you.

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Larry: Maria, would you dance with me?... Then, how about spending the rest of your life with me?

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Aunt Sofia: You still want to kill people?

Mitch: Na, they're too stupid.

Aunt Sofia: You're telling me - your grandfather's marrying the Bermuda Triangle!

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Vince: [ater Edie reluctantly accepts his dinner invitation] You've made an old man very happy!

Edie: You're not so old.

Vince: Yeah, I know, and I'm not so happy.

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Vince: [a the cemetery, declining to join the funeral group] At my age, you don't want to get too close to an open grave.

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Mitch: [at the funeral] So, Grandpa, how come you didn't come to the church?

Vince: God makes me nervous when you get him indoors - besides, I don't like to see people in their coffins. They always look so much smaller without their spirits.

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Maria Hardy: How many jobs did you have?

Larry: I don't know. A lot. I change every two or three years. If it looks like I might be successful. I move on.

Maria Hardy: You don't want to be successful?

Larry: I want to be happy.