Read by: Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney and Full Cast
Quality: MP3 bitrate 48 kbs stereo
File Size: 35 mb
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Genre: romantic comedy
A brand-new lawyer and his bride have returned from their honeymoon and are moving into their new apartment. Once there, they find the place is bare of furniture, the paint job is wrong, the skylight leaks and wacky neighbors keep popping up! A classic!
The audiobook was recorded by L.A. Theaterworks. The audience's frequent laughter is heard in the recording, and the audiobook has the background noise of the stage of the performing arts center. Paul is played, with a perfect balance of exasperation and rationality, by Eric Stoltz and Laura Linney flounces through a joyful performance of Corie. They argue, they flirt, and try to decide if love is enough when an apartment is too small, the bank account is too empty, and emotions run too strong.
Audiofile Review
Neil Simon's first runaway hit (the 1963 Broadway production ran nearly four years) follows a young couple through the complicated transition from being in love to being married and in love. Its winning quality comes in part from the way the characters sound young (not always the same as being young). Laura Linney and Eric Stoltz bring out the sounds and rhythms of youth in Simon's dialogue. Linney's Corrie is sincere, pleading, honest, and loving but also prone to pouting overstatement. Stoltz's Paul, a young lawyer, pretends to a greater maturity than he has, and Stoltz reveals the transparent dignity of this nervous beginner. An energetic, pleasing performance.
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