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One of those nice little small movies. James Gandolfini (who has been trying to shake off the image of Tony Soprano, and doing a pretty good job of it, I think) lost his daughter ten years ago, and his marriage is coming apart because his wife won’t leave the house. On a trip to New Orleans befriends a young stripper. They set up housekeeping together in a bad neighborhood. When the wife (recent fucking Oscar-winner Melissa Leo) hears of it she does something unexpected: she drive to the Big Easy to find him. When she gets there she does something even more unusual. She does not explode in rage, but tries to understand it all. It’s a very unconventional situation, and all the more precious for that. I recommend it.