Private Life [is] such an affecting-and ultimately devastating-work.

Kayli Carter bridges the ache and absurdity and becomes the movie's salvation, just as her character, Sadie, tries to be.

This lived-in and often-hilarious drama is a richly rewarding experience -and features a whopper of a closing shot.

This movie gives us a taste of everything, though thankfully resisting the urge to be too tragic and lament the woe that is womanhood.