How intrigued are you, based upon seeing the trailer?
Anne: definitely wanna see it
Jack: looks funny
Impressions based on the trailerIntelligent comedy of awkwardness, subversive romance with slightly taboo elements.
Comments after seeing the film.
Anne: This was a very uncomfortably funny film. The trailer almost looks like a taboo version of The 40 Year Old Virgin but reminded me more of Mike White’s Chuck and Buck. This is closer to a drama than a comedy but the comedic aspects take the edge off in a nice way. Even so, it’s a darker and more dysfunctional film than the easily-watchable Saturday-night-with-the-family comedy advertised in the trailer.
Jack: Here we have another attempt to shoehorn a totally unrelated film in with Judd Apatow’s crop of regressed-manchild comedies, with what looks like a Sundance-friendly version of Step Brothers. In reality, it is quite an excruciating and Oedipal portrait of some very damaged people. However, the subtle gifts that writer/director team the Duplass Brothers have with actors ensure that we are always laughing with, and not at, our characters.
Final Grade for Film: B
Trailer Accuracy: 25%
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