Love Is a Four Letter Word Page #4

Synopsis: Divorce lawyers Kenton 'Ken' Rhodes (recently moved in from Chicago) and Emily Bennett have a healthy but cynical mistrust of marriage from ample professional experience. They first meet and are attracted at the wedding of Ken's buddy since college, Lawrence 'Larry' and her sister Elisabeth 'Betsy' Showalter. Then they meet again in the divorce court where Ken's wealthy, retired client Martin Harper is expected to be cleaned out over a futile quarrel by her client, Margot 'Marge', Martin's former secretary, after thirty years of marriage and pointless 'mediation'. Which of these three couples will make it? And what about the unethical conflict of interest?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Harvey Frost
Production: RHI Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.5
Year:
2007
95 min
76 Views


I'll f*** to forget?.

Well, now you've given me

something to work with.

Great.

That'll be our little secret.

So, um...

How much do I owe

you for this session?

Just a kiss.

I'm sorry, I gotta head out.

I have a friend who's

going through some drama...

and I told her I'd meet her

for dinner at nine-thirty.

Oh.

To be honest I had no idea that

our date would go so well.

But I'm looking forward to

getting more inside of you.

Pun intended.

I'll call you tomorrow.

I'll call you after dinner.

Honey - no.

Because I don't want you to

re-arrange anything in there.

Just wait until I get home, OK?

Thank you.

I love you more.

I don't know what to do.

What's that honey?

I just... I just need things...

to be a certain way,

you know, and...

...Derek doesn't get that.

And now he's started re-arranging...

the bedroom closet to

fit his things in.

Even though we both know,

I would do it better.

Is there something

else bothering you?

No.

Well... Yeah.

He takes everything so lightly.

Always so sweet to everyone.

Always in a good mood.

Always so perfect, all the time.

And I guess that just

makes me feel...

Not so perfect.

Don't you sabotage

this, now Peter.

Relationships can be very scary.

But when it's right, it's

right. And you'll know.

Yeah, but how do you know?

Well, I don't know. What

are you asking me for?.

Look, don't think so much.

Sometimes you just have

to just plunge ahead...

and go after what you want.

Happiness is not waiting

around for anybody.

It has to be grabbed,

and held on to.

A dirty martini for me is like...

A woman's breasts.

One is not enough, but three -

Three is definitely not enough.

Anybody else with

a burning desire?

I'm Marilyn, and I'm an alcoholic.

Hi Marilyn.

I could really go for a Long

Island Ice Tea, right now.

But... thanks to my sponsor

Trisha, she's taught me that -

I only want something

to hold onto.

I want a prostitute.

I've been sober for...

Thirty-four weeks.

And as most of you know,

I'm getting married soon.

To my wonderful fianc.

So if anybody knows of a

banquet hall that would...

compliment my colours of

cantaloupe and cream -

You can speak to me

after the meeting.

Someone else?

Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm an alcoholic.

Hi Sam.

I've got a burning desire

for just... a beer.

Any beer.

One beer.

I've got just two days of sobriety...

and I've been coming

here almost two years.

We must realize that

we're powerless...

in the face of our addictions.

Give me a prostitute.

A prostitute.

Are we all finished here?

Thank you.

It was delicious.

Good.

I just feel so ashamed when

I see people like Bobbi.

Who's been in the program just

a couple of months, and...

...she's already on step seven.

And here I am, and I can't

even seem to reach step three.

It seems like the harder I

try, the further away I am.

Breathe Marilyn.

You just need to give

up the control of...

your life to your higher

power. Just let go.

I guess I feel that if

I don't control it,

it won't get done.

For example:
I

registered at Macy's -

And there's this crock pot

that I'm dying to have.

And when I went back

over my registry,

they had forgotten to include it.

Completely overlooked.

I mean, if I hadn't double

checked; that crock pot...

would not be among

my wedding gifts.

You think I can just leave

a 300 Dollar crock pot,

up to my higher power?

Is Bart able to help

you in letting go?

No, Bart thinks I'm making

a big fuss over nothing.

He can't even help me locate

a venue for my bridal shower.

Maybe you should just wait

a little with your wedding,

it seems really stressful.

No. I wanna get it over with.

Do you think we can have my

bridal shower at my home group?

Marilyn...

Yes?

Trisha...

This doesn't feel right.

Marilyn, I know you're

attracted to me too.

I am?

You could be rushing

into this wedding...

To avoid dealing with

your true feelings.

Have you ever...

been with a woman?

No. Never.

Oh, God, I'm so into you.

Waiter.

Dessert menus, ladies.

One vodka sour, please.

Coming right up.

No Marilyn.

What have I done? I'm

to be a married woman.

Marilyn, you cannot

compromise your sobriety.

Just one, Trisha. Just one.

It doesn't work like that.

Just one, damn it. I'm in control.

No you're not. I'm not. We are not.

Look, I shouldn't have let

my feeling come over me.

I'm not in control of them.

But I am your sponsor, and...

Vodka sour.

Ok.

Trisha.

I will not drink you,

just this minute.

Not, just this minute.

Not...

Oops.

Peter, Marilyn is here to see you.

Hey.

Marilyn, what are you doing here?

Is everything ok?

Peter I don't know what to do.

Oh, ok. Come here and

tell us what's wrong.

I don't have any close

girlfriends in the city.

What do you mean?

Well, I thought I

had a maid of honour.

But...

Well, I don't want to get into it.

Anyway, I have to put together

my bridal shower all by myself.

And I don't know where,

or how, or who, and...

One really shouldn't have to

organize one's own shower.

Maybe it's not necessary

to have a bridal shower?.

You know, we would love

to host your shower.

You would?

Yeah, of course we would.

It would have to be a

non-alcoholic event.

Naturally. Naturally.

But who are you going to invite?

Oh, don't worry, we'll find

you lot's of girlfriends.

And Peter, your ass is gonna look

so good in a little slinky frock.

Oh no. No, I played Jo, in

an all male production...

of Little Women, for six weeks.

I think I've had enough

drag to last me a lifetime.

Don't' be selfish. Do it for me.

I mean -

Do it for Marilyn.

And yesterday this other

guy started blowing me.

Also in the steam room.

But this time I didn't cum

because we got interrupted.

Don't you hate

when that happens?

I know. But isn't that crazy?

Twice in the same week.

People have no shame.

So, Luke...

When this... happens to you...

Do you ever think that

maybe... Just once...

You should say no to it?

No. Why?

Well... You say you like

this Stephen guy...

Maybe you should

explore monogamy?

That's true.

I really do like Stephen.

And yesterday as I was

getting my dick sucked,

I thought about

him the whole time.

Isn't that special?

But what can I say?

I get distracted easily.

If attention deficit disorder...

had been around

when I was a kid -

I definitely would have had it.

It's not ADD, Luke.

It's a compulsion.

You have a compulsive disorder.

I do not.

If someone offers you

dick, you can't say no.

Of course I can.

Do you feel that?

Oh, my.

Your steam room story...

Really turned me on.

Maybe it's time we

finish what we started?

I'll lock the front door.

See? You can't say no.

All the world ever sees

of our community...

is people like you.

It's really a shame.

Why are you always trying

to change the world Zeke?

Because it's the only thing to do.

I'm going to lunch.

So you think maybe I'm a nympho?

I think you really

like this Stephen guy.

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