And, in ways both intentional and not, Hildy’s remarks to the audience are far more compelling than what transpires between her and most of the not-quite-dimensional small-town characters who surround her - the key exception being the high school flame Hildy reconnects with, played to perfection by Kevin Kline. Her direct-to-camera comments are not merely asides but the core of the film. But Hildy, an alcoholic who’s pretending to be in recovery, is played by Sigourney Weaver, who makes every exasperated glance, incisive put-down and dissembling excuse absolutely magnetic. In lesser hands, such a narrative device could be distracting or downright annoying.
Hildy Good, the whip-smart and self-deluding Realtor at the center of The Good House, spends a significant portion of screen time breaking a wall - the fourth one, that is.
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