Edie and Pen are two women who've come to Reno to get divorced. Edie (Jennifer Tilly) already has a new fiancé lined up; Pen (Stockard Channing) can't quite get over the end of her nine-year marriage. After a brief drunken quest that leaves them stranded at the edge of town with Harry (Scott Glenn), a bitter cowboy whose wife just left him, the two women bond--but later that night it turns out they have more in common than they knew. Edie & Pen is full of quirky bit parts played by a wealth of character actors, but the grounded, well-crafted writing and warm performances keep things from getting too cute. Channing and Glenn have lovely chemistry, while Tilly gives charm and just enough weight to the ditzy Edie to make her relationship with Pen more than a gimmick. A modest but genuinely sweet movie. --Bret Fetzer
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Jennifer Tilly and Stockard Channing star in this romantic comedy that takes a look at the lighter side of divorce.
A pair of newly single women, Edie and Penelope, frequent the taverns in Reno -- where they came to get a quick legal split -- and strike up a conversation. Later, they meet Harry, who's drowning his sorrows because his wife has just left him (and has taken the dog to boot). As these emotionally bruised romantics slug more sauce, they confess past deeds and tell half-truths about themselves.
Little do they know, this is one night they'll never forget.
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