The Secret Lives of Dentists

Time Out says
An
exposé into the nefarious nocturnal activities of randy tooth doctors? To a
certain extent, yes: David (Campbell Scott) and Dana Hurst (Hope Davis) are
partners in life and dentistry, but their ten-year, three-child marriage hits
the rocks when husband suspects wife of
infidelity. Fear dominates David’s reaction: should he confront Dana and risk
having to take action and upsetting their stable, if predictable, suburban
lives? Or should he bottle up his paranoia and thereby appear angry for no
apparent reason? As a study of a middle-aged marriage in crisis, Craig Lucas’
script fails to achieve the required bite or depth. The best scenes feature
David and Dana alone and struggling to make sense of their disintegrating
lives. But bizarrely – disastrously – we also have to contend with Slater
(Denis Leary), who is both one of David’s patients and, as his conscience, a
figment of his imagination – a presence (invisible to all but David) who
constantly mutters man-to-man banter in his ear and succeeds in ruining every sincere,
real moment that the film threatens to offer. A fatal mistake.
Details
Release details
Release date:
Friday August 12 2005
Duration:
104 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Alan Rudolph
Screenwriter:
Craig Lucas
Cast:
Campbell Scott
Denis Leary
Robin Tunney
Hope Davis
Denis Leary
Robin Tunney
Hope Davis