Review of Husbands (1970) by Art S — 14 Jun 2013
A Cassavetes film is always an intense experience and Husbands is no different. Subtitled "A comedy about death, life, and freedom", it doesn't seem like a comedy at all, unless you choose to treat the act of living as comedic.
Perhaps it is and we should. Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, and Cassavetes himself are all pretty incredible, exuding raw emotion, laced with confusion and sometimes near delirium. After the fourth of the friends dies, the remaining three look into the void, take stock, go on a bender, and potentially screw things up with their wives and kids.
As with all of Cassavetes films, there is a loose improvisatory feel here and some scenes go on too long, some exposition is seemingly missing, and you never know what will happen next. In other words, great.
This review of Husbands (1970) was written by Art S on 14 Jun 2013.
Husbands has generally received positive reviews.
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