How intrigued are you, based upon seeing the trailer?
Anne: Yes, totally
Jack: Looks good
Impressions based on the trailer
Modern The Graduate feel, amiably plotless character study, darkly comedic, man-child, low-key comedy
Comments after seeing the film.
Anne: The subtle, low-key comedy that they were advertising actually looks a little more appealing to me than the drama that the film ended up being, but I still enjoyed the film a great deal. The lead character is not an everyman, or even a disaffectedly relatable slacker, but in fact a depressed and mixed-up former mental patient – something not advertised in the trailer.
Jack: I greatly enjoyed the film, though not as much as The Squid and the Whale. Stiller gives an incredible performance as an unlikable and deeply screwed-up person. Trailer oversells it as a comedy, which it isn’t really, and also makes it seem like Baumbach’s squeeze Jennifer Jason Leigh has a bigger part than she does. However, these are really minor complaints – all in all a very strong film.
Final Grade for Film: B
Trailer Accuracy: 50%
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