The Intervention (2016)
Directed by Clea DuVall
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
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That’s impressive, given that this very serious dialogue occurs not that long after Peter correctly guesses The Unbearable Lightness Of Being in a game of charades, based solely on two seconds of Ruby imitating a bear.
When she imitates a vicious animal, he quickly surmises the five-word answer is, “ The Unbearable Lightness of Being .”
This first feature directed by actress Clea DuVall does get a bit of a cultish lift from the fact that her cast features three key players from 1999’s gay-themed “But I’m a Cheerleader”— Melanie Lynskey , Natasha Lyonne and DuVall herself.
The Intervention stars Natasha Lyonne, Melanie Lynskey, and DuVall, bringing a But I’m A Cheerleader reunion to the screen, and also adds Cobie Smulders and Jason Ritter, among others.
There’s Jessie (Duvall) and her age-appropriate girlfriend, Sarah (Natasha Lyonne, reuniting with her girlfriend from But I’m a Cheerleader), and Jack (Ben Schwartz) and his age-inappropriate girlfriend, Lola (Alia Shawkat), all of whom stage an intervention on Peter and Ruby’s marriage during a weekend getaway.