This movie was so good.
8.5 / 10 at the very least from me. The screenplay was creative and the dialogue was realistic yet entertaining, it made a fine balance of comedy and drama and the acting was brilliant. Also, It has one of the greatest openings of any film, ever (along with You Can Count On Me, Naked, and several others).
Does anybody think this should have received more attention and higher box office? I mean it had quite a bit of star power and an interesting trailer, was it not promoted well enough? In my opinion the Screenplay, Lisa Kudrow (Best Actress) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Best Supporting Actress) should have received nominations from more award bodies. Steve Coogan and Laura Dern were also brilliant. What a fantastic and underrated movie.
Lisa Kudrow was also great in Roos's other film The Opposite of Sex.