Enough Said - A Review by Philip Josse

Enough Said is a 2013 comedy film directed by Nicole Holofcener, starring Julia Louis Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, in one of his last starring roles. The film is also the first leading film role for Julia Louis Dreyfus, who is mostly known as a television actress, and has only had small parts and cameos in films up till now. Enough Said is about two middle aged baby boomers, both single parents and divorcees who have to deal with new relationships and their children leaving to college.

Louis Dreyfus plays Eva, a masseuse who meets and falls for Albert played by Gandolfini. Things are complicated somewhat when Eva realizes that her new friend and client is actually her new boyfriend's ex-wife. Despite how corny this story sounds, Enough Said is actually rather good, it is a rather unconventional romance film, and it never tries to overstretch its boundaries. Enough Said is a small film, but it is a good small film, and it is able to successfully analyze it's subject matter, without feeling the need to be 'about something'.

Louis Dreyfus is superb in the lead role, she really shows her versatility as an actress, as this role is very different from most of her television performances. Eva is a fairly uncomplicated woman, she works as a masseuse and she has a small circle of friends. Upon meeting a new client and realizing that she is Albert's ex-wife, she becomes slightly more catty, meaner and more harsh. However the film never looses it's sense of fun, and the spirit of the film is always light and friendly. James Gandolfini is also fantastic as Albert, and this character is certainly very different to Tony Soprano. Gandolfini had a superb comic range, and his work on this film is impressive.

Enough Said is a well written comedy with a supreme sense of fun, it is entertaining and well acted, and works within the bounds of it's genre. Rating: B-

Eva: You think they have threesomes?