Article: Christine Lahti serves a fun dish of 'Revenge'

Christine Lahti shows her usual knack for portraying strong, independent characters in "The Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman." The CBS movie premieres at 9 tonight.

Lahti plays Rose, who immediately wins viewer sympathy after husband Phillip (Jon Bernthal) suddenly tells her he has had an affair with Rose's young assistant. He's leaving Rose for her.

That's just the start of Rose's troubles. Her editor at the Los Angeles Chronicle, where Rose has worked as a book reviewer, fires her. In addition, her son is being used by an uncaring girlfriend, and her daughter has married someone who seems irresponsible.

On the surface, the plot seems like the typical Sunday-night TV- movie. Infidelity ...

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