Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...
Enough Said is carried almost entirely by its performances — Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini share a warm, funny, and genuinely affecting chemistry that elevates the material considerably. The plot is a moderately clever comedic premise (the ex-husband coincidence) but the execution leans into familiar indie rom-com territory without fully subverting it. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable, typical of low-budget character dramedies. The ending resolves things in a satisfying if predictable way. Novelty is modest — the film finds a refreshingly adult, unglamorous voice for middle-aged romance, which distinguishes it, but it doesn't break new ground structurally or stylistically.