Review of Tuesday, After Christmas (2010) by Aaron C — 25 Feb 2011

Paul is in love with two women. One of them is his wife, Adriana, who he has been married to for ten years and has a young daughter with. The other is Raluca, a younger woman, who makes Paul feel young and vibrant.

Tuesday, After Christmas tells the story of Paul's relationship with these two woman and his contemplation of who he wants to be with. This is a very honest, genuine depiction of such events. It never feels overly dramatic, and is much more of a slow burn.

The film opens with Paul and Raluca, in bed together post-coitus. Its a great way to start off the film because as we watch them lie in bed we begin to realize how much these two characters seem to be in love with one and other.

When Paul is with his wife, Adriana, there is a noticeable lack of passion; at least comparatively, but its very familiar. About two thirds through the film Paul does make a decision, and much like everything before it, its very well done.

This is a film that some may found slow, but I found its depicition of love and ones ability to fall in and out of it refreshing. Its a really great script too, which even has some great comedic lines to ease the tension.

Definitely worth checking out, for anyone who is fan of character studies about relationships.