Where'd You Go Bernadette

Fans of the novel may take umbrage at the considerable narrative streamlining Linklater and his co-writers have applied to the film's third act, but the changes make for a thrilling and satisfying resolution.

It isn't that Linklater has delivered a disaster, but there's an irascible feeling that someone -- nay, almost everyone -- behind the scenes was phoning it in.

Even Blanchett's performance is not enough for the drama to have a cohesive solution. In the end it is somewhat conventional. It's a minor Linklater movie. [Full review in Spanish]

It's easy to see why Cate Blanchett was drawn to such a project - especially with Richard Linklater... But his film adaptation of Maria Semple's satirical novel about motherhood and ambition is uncharacteristically ham-fisted.

Peppered with zany touches that irk more often than they delight, the film lacks the wily spark that infuses Linklater's best work.