If you are expecting a comedy, be forwarned. This is a serious look behind the scenes of "I Love Lucy" in one of their darkest weeks.........Namely, when Lucille Ball discovered her husband may be cheating on her and Walter Winchell announced on his weekly Radio Broadcast that she had ties to the Communist party. Nicole Kidmas as Lucy and Xavier Bardem as Desi Arnez create their personas admirably and there are moments you'd swear it was Lucy and Desi The screenplay and direction by Aaron Sorkin holds a magnifing glass up to the going's on and you simply can't look away. While not a great movie, it certainly maintains your interest for its two hour running time. And J.K. Simmons as William Frawley and Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance deliver winning performances. (Fred and Ethel Mertz, in case you forgot) By the way, there are a few laughs, not many and they certainly don't outshine the performances by Kidman and Barden. If you're a fan of "I Love Lucy," I think you'll be enthralled.
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