The story of US — Seven-year itch!

Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer star in The Story Of Us, which is a very real and humourous examination of Ben and Katie Jordan's marri...

Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer star in The Story Of Us, which is a very real and humourous examination of Ben and Katie Jordan’s marriage. After 15 years, the couple is wrestling with the universal paradox: why are the qualities that made them fall in love in the first place, now the very things pulling them apart?

Emotionally drained from their relationship, the Jordans attempt a trial separation. For both Ben and Katie, fighting has lately become the condition rather than the exception, and they believe that their only option is a silent retreat to neutral corners. During their

time apart, both Ben and Katie reflect on the value of their shared history.

Pfeiffer plays Jordan, the designated driver of the marriage. She likes having everything in its place, knowing that there are answers to the little questions and having a sense of closure. Her career as a crossword-puzzle designer fulfills her need to know that the little world on that half page is complete. And this is why Katie fell in love with Ben’s (Bruce Willis) imagination, spontaneity and playfulness.

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Ben, a writer, is a true romantic who believes in happy endings. His philosophy, as Katie describes it, is comparable to the children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon. Harold is a little boy who draws the world the way he wants it to be, and not the way it actually is.

How qualities that were once so endearing become so infuriating, and at what point do you forget that without the other person you are incomplete, is what The Story Of Us dwells on.