So last night, I went and saw Rachel Getting Married at our local art house and it was a fantastic film. The high-definition looked very good on the screen there. I could tell from commercials and clips on talk shows that it wasn't shot on film, but I was able to forget that and enjoy the actually very nice quality and texture of the images, although the handheld got a little obnoxious (my eyes hurt by the end of the thing).

Rachel Getting Married is about a recovering addict named Kym (played by Anne Hathaway) who returns from rehab to attend her sister Rachel's (Rosemary DeWitt) wedding. Family demons unfold and drama ensues. It's fantastic. Anne Hathaway gives a powerhouse performance of which I did not know she was capable. It's really unsettling and haunting. Rosemary DeWitt, as the sister, is equally nuanced in her problems and in character development, albeit not as explosive as Hathaway's character.

But the role that has been haunting me since I saw the film is the role of Kym and Rachel's mother, played terrifically by Debra Winger. There is one scene in which Kym confronts her mother and things just explode. I couldn't move. I was just gripped to the screen. It was absolutely incredible. Winger deserves all the awards on God's green earth for that scene alone.

In conclusion, Lastly, etc.: Rachel Getting Married is a complex, thematically rich, and beautifully acted film about families and all of the subtleties therein.