TIFF Review: TAKE THIS WALTZ
Written and Directed by Sarah Polley Starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman Geraldine: Life has a big gap in it. You don’t try to fill it like a f#@king lunatic. Canadian darling, Sarah Polley’s latest directorial effort begins with such great promise. The enigmatic, Michelle Williams, with her round face and gentle demeanor, comes in and out of focus in a quaint Toronto kitchen. The sun beams in and all you can hear is the clicking of the fan rotating in the corner and a soft folk song filling the soundtrack. It’s one of those perfect mornings; her muffins are rising slowly and the whole day awaits her. As she sinks to the floor by the oven and a man’s legs brush past her, the tone is set for a truly great film. Unfortunately, it is at this point that mouths are opened, awkwardness and discomfort come out of them and TAKE THIS WALTZ begins to step all over its own feet. Williams plays Margot, a 29-year-old writer living in Toronto. She has been ma...