Review of "Between the Temples": A Widow Enters a Bar

The sort of Sundance comedy that shouldn't work is "Between the Temples," with Rabbi and even a romantic interest in the rabbi's daughter on HD Movies Soap2Day. It ought to be overly sentimental, girly, or full of life lessons. The amazing thing about Silver's work is how many of the pitfalls it sidesteps, serving as a reminder of how beautifully this kind of writing can be done when it feels like it is centered around character and reality rather than topic or message. The market is flooded with awful stories of very different individuals discovering the same ground they both need to recover, so it's difficult to make this movie sound enticing. However, it serves as a reminder that, when done right, the cinema industry can still accommodate stories like this one.