By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Andrew DeYoung
Starring: Jack Dylan Grazer | Kate Mara | Paul Rudd | Rick Worthy | Tim Robinson
Year: 2025
Running time: 100
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30505698/reference/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_friendship
Michael says: “This dark buddy comedy succeeds or fails on your knowledge and appreciation of star Tim Robinson, a sketch comic who is best known for his TV show, ‘I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.’ I had never seen nor heard of Tim Robinson, so you can probably guess where I fell on the succeed or fail timeline. I admit, Robinson is a funny guy. For about 20 minutes I was laughing out loud and enjoying the rather absurd behavior unfolding on screen. But even then, I was thinking… an entire feature length film of this?
“A story about Craig, a suburban dad who falls for his charismatic new next door neighbor (played with the usual aplomb by Paul Rudd) had a lot of potential, but it just wasn’t sustainable. Plus, Craig’s wife, Tami, may as well have been in entirely different movie. The film’s half-hearted attempts to make her odd enough so you didn’t question why she was married to this guy just made her seem disturbed. First-time narrative director Andrew Young, who also wrote the screenplay, didn’t seem to know where to go, or how to sustain the story for its feature length. It grew exceedingly more painful the longer it went on. 1 1/2 cats
“Screened at the Independent Film Festival Boston, Somerville Theatre”