Lymelife

The setting is Long Island in 1979. Lyme disease is a threat to suburban families who don't need a deer tick to break down emotionally. Alec Baldwin excels as Mickey, a realtor who cheats on his wife (Jill Hennessey) with the wife (Cynthia Nixon) of his friend (Timothy Hutton), who is depressed beyond the help of antibiotics. Mickey disgusts his son Scott (Rory Culkin), who is crushing hard on Adrianna (Emma Roberts, coming up aces in her first grown-up role) and wishes he was more like his soldier brother (Kieran Culkin). Director and co-writer Derick Martini throws all this drama on a high burner. Even when the drama gets overcooked, Lymelife sends off sparks.