Review: Margot at the Wedding

The opening scenes of Noah Baumbach's Margot at the Wedding are so sharp and funny and good that it's upsetting to report that the film cannot maintain its momentum, but flails and flounders before finally giving way to a deluge of histrionics and an unsatisfying conclusion. Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Turturo, and Jack Black star in this talky drama of family torment by the seaside. Margot at the Wedding opens today. Read Marcy's review.

Also opening this week:

• Redacted
• What Would Jesus Buy?
• Southland Tales