The new movie “Splitsville” starts in a car with a married couple, after witnessing a bad car accident, get into an argument where the wife, Ashley, played by Adria Arjona, tells her husband, Carey, played by Kyle Marvin that she not only wants a divorce, but has been having many affairs. In an effort to be very new and different, Cary steps out of the car and then starts running away for many miles. The last time I saw an emotional reaction to a depressing event involving long-distance running was “Forest Gump” (1994). This time around, running for miles after finding out Carey’s wife wanted a divorce was more weird than effective.
Splitsville plays like a parody of all the many things that can go wrong in a relationship, including the problems with monogamy. This story is also about what can go wrong in an open marriage, which is the relationship solution of Julie and Paul, played by Dakota Johnson and Michael Angelo Covino, who are close friends with Carey. The point of all this is what we all know: there are no easy answers, no perfect marriages or relationships. Many things can go wrong in life when you are single, problems can grow exponentially within any marriage, and even more when you have children. These include money problems, another aspect of this story within the relationship of Julie and Paul.
Another unusual new idea is a huge fistfight between close friends Carey and Paul that travels throughout a large lakehouse, breaking furniture and even a massive fish tank. Much of this is crazy and unexpected, and is mostly an attempt to make the film more memorable than it would be otherwise, without these insane scenes.
There are some funny moments and some good acting within this insane story, and while I do not agree with the too high 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I give this unusual movie a 75% and a mild recommendation.
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