If not for his lead role in "Footloose", Kevin Bacon might be most well-known for the actor linking game that bares his name. Even though he's headed up a cast on a number of occasions, he remains one of the most recognizable and chameleon-like character actors of his generation.
His strengths for conveying characters through great subtlety and resistance have translated well behind the camera as well. He directs his real life wife, Kyra Sedgwick, in "Loverboy". In it she plays a complicated, but surprisingly elusive woman whose childhood neglect has left her hellbent on creating a different life for her own child. Unfortunately her efforts to conceive and parent are fraught with overzealousness and obsessive behavior. The internal struggle and harrowing sadness is well presented through her impressive, nuanced performance as well as Bacon's visual canvas that in many ways recreates the films of the early-seventies. This is a gentle, yet moody film that is well-conceived and emotionally daring.
