Well Deserved Praise

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Although I am wasting time by writing this review hopefully it will help others to not waste there time on this worthless film.A law should be passed to jail people who make such bad movies.I thought it may have been just me who didn't enjoy it until i saw the other bad reviews and was grateful that other people aren't idiotic jerks who like awful movies.I hate everything about this film.Its so "look he's fat isn't that sad".Its funny how bad this film is so in that sense its a comedy.Its sad how pathetic the story and script are so in that sense its a "dark comedy".I'm feel sorry for the people who wasted there money on making this film because all they have to show for it is a 2 hour downer. -10000000/10

It's nice to see Todd Solondz working again, even if his films never play anywhere. Jordan Gebler stars as a chubby man in his 30s living with his parents (Mia Farrow and Christopher Walken) and working for his father. His life is going nowhere, and he's taking out his existential frustrations on everyone around him. He has one small hope in a new acquaintance he's made, an enormously depressed girl he meets at a wedding (Selma Blair, reprising her character from Solondz Storytelling - maybe). The two don't hit it off right away, but, thankfully for him, she soon gives up on all of her aspirations and agrees to his ill-advised marriage proposal. This is perhaps a tad less funny than Solondz's best films and even more depressing. Bartha is so obnoxious I could imagine many viewers tuning out immediately, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't see myself in that character. Most of us have these tendencies, or at least know someone who does. As the film progresses, it often enters the realm of fantasy or imagination without warning, often from the perspective of a character whom we might not imagine at first. It's an interesting film that I didn't flat-out love, but it's one I would like to see again in the future, for sure. Performances all around are very good. It's nice to see Farrow - can't remember the last time. Donna Murphy and Aasif Mandvi also have choice roles.

This movie is terrible. I just watched it on on-demand. The beginning is OK. The ending is ?????. You can't figure out if he is dreaming, dead, or just the director's dream. I watched it because it had an IMDb rating of 6.3. I will watch any movie that has a decent amount of reviews and it scores above 6.0 on IMDb. This was the first BAD choice. It must be people voting for it who know the actors or the crew. I can't imagine anyone with their right mind scoring anything but a 2.If you agree with this review and you didn't like it, please post your review. The overall IMDb review for this movie should be less than 5.The acting was good but the script? OMGI'm not one to write bad reviews but I won't get back this 90 minutes of my life back.

I had never seen a Todd Solondz movie before but I was aware of his reputation as a maker of dark movies. The first twenty minutes of this movie hint that he has made a somewhat quirky romcom but don't be fooled.The movie begins as overweight Abe (Jordan Gelber) gets quiet Miranda's (Selma Blair) number after they share a table at a wedding. He phones her and after a couple of awkward encounters they start going out. Perhaps this will lead to a happy ever after ending as this odd couple discover they are perfect for each other.Maybe not. Abe lives with his parents (Christopher Walken and Mia Farrow) and works for his Dad. He blames everything and everyone but himself for this situation, his parents, his more successful brother. In reality he is completely self-obsessed. Miranda seems to suffer from depression and is taking a lot of medication. They both desperately want to be loved but perhaps there is a reason that they are unloved. Perhaps they are unlovable and all the wishing in the world won't change this.Solondz takes an unwavering look at the unattractive traits that we all have and their consequences in our relationships with others. His conclusion seems to be that some people are destined not to have happy lives and perhaps they themselves are the main reason for this. And even if they find some kind of comfort pure bad luck can come in and spoil everything anyway.Gelber and Blair are excellent in the main roles. In the supporting cast Walken, Farrow and Donna Murphy also excel.Definitely a film to make you think, though they may not be nice thoughts!