SUNDANCE REVIEW: 'The Details' Is a Rom-com That Becomes Something Much Darker

PARK CITY — If the devil is in The Details, it’s human bumbling that invites him in. Dr. Jeff Lang (Tobey Maguire) and is wife Nealy (Elizabeth Banks) live a comfortable middle-class life in Seattle, USA, but a chain reaction of thoughtless actions turns what starts out as a romantic comedy into something much darker and richer. Writer-director Jacob Aaron Estes’ real accomplishment is successfully moving the tone of the movie from broad comedy to some serious business. The Details was picked up at Sundance by the Weinsteins, who should be able to use the picture’s star power and savvy marketing to make it a date night conversation piece.