It was amazing! I thought it was incredibly original. If you have the means and time to watch it in one of the few theatres it is showing, go see it! I drove 2 1/2 hours to see it, and it was definitely worth it!
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I disagree. All the jokes were flat and unfunny. No character development and it tried WAY too hard to be quirky. Just aimless and stupid, like they built the entire idea of the movie around the image of the blue man standing on the roadside because it's such a "post-modern" image (as is evident by the seven hundred times they repeated the same tired shot).
Plus, what's the deal with this poor guy playing the main character that they conned into turning in a weak Steve Carrell impression??
Overall, ugh. Ugh.
I agree with dcluefield
This movie was way too lame duck meow kitty for me, personally I'll stick with bang bang die fall death.
I had no idea what the point was, I kept myself amused throughout by finding humor in some of the people that were typecast real well, I mean I know people that are like the characters in this movie, but that didn't do *beep* to save me from giving it a 1/10.
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and this explains the flaw with imdb ratings... very few people will give honest ratings. i mean, 1/10? the lowest rating possible? have you really never seen a movie worse than this one? even pornos? it's just as bad as the people who give nearly every movie they see a 10/10, and it makes the ratings almost useless.
i thought this was a well-crafted movie with some genuinely funny parts to it. i probably would give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. it's not the best movie i've ever seen, but it definitely doesn't deserve 1/10, and the fact that you gave it such a poor rating says more about you than the film.
I've seen it a few times, and I missed the weak "Steve Carrell" impression. I thought this movie was good. Nothing amazing, but I don't think that's what they were shooting for.
I thought it conveyed the feeling of having a significant other in another country for months on end and how it affects a person. Plus I couldn't help but feel sorry for Scott Prendergast's character, just cause we all know people like that. Some of the themes were so universal.
But your opinion is certainly valid and you make some good points. To each his own I guess.
I thought it was a very original and funny movie. Good timing, original plot, good editing and not this lame 'lets-milk-this-joke-as-long-as-we-can-get-away-with type of humor. It was classy. I liked the mix of comedy and tragedy. You could identify with the characters.
You definitely need to have a specific sense of humor, for sure. If your thing is Jim Carrey movies or Adam Sandler stuff, this one is probably not for you. It has a typical european art-house flavor to it. I hope Scott Prendergast will be able to make more movies like this. A little gem.
dcluefield- Though I disagree with your opinions, I completely respect them. However, I have to point out a couple of things.
One, that "poor guy" doing the "weak Steve Carell impression" not only wrote the movie, but directed it as well. He was not "conned" into doing anything, first of all. And second, Scott Prendergast has been acting since the late 90s, which was before Steve Carell got popular (not before he started acting, before he got popular). And third, he didn't act anything like Steve Carell anyway. Unless you mean that an impression of Carell is that he acted the part well and realistically. In which case, yes. He did a fabulous impression of the man.
And two, the film is definitely NOT post-modernist. That would imply that the audience is not supposed to connect with the characters, when that connection is one of the most important parts of the film. The movie is, in my opinion, a perfect example of Existentialism.
Hate me as you will, that is simply my rebuttal. I loved the movie. I thought it was quirky and realistic, and that it delivered a nice message. Props to the cinematography, too.
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I thought it was ok.. 6/10 overall. It had potential, but I felt they didn't develop some things as well as they could have and the ending seemed a little weak.
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I disagree I thought it was a thought-provoking film and the re-uniting seem at the end was powerful.
shareI really enjoyed the soundtrack of this movie. Interesting setting too!
shareAnyone who mentions Steve Carrell only enjoy those mindless type comedies that are so popular with the masses. Like those Focker movies.
This was a funny, quirky, and original independent comedy.
Of course you have to pay attention and think a little.
It was OK, but I prefer You Can Count On Me or Lonesome Jim more and it wasn't so original, I heard Hank and Mike which had two people in easter bunnies costumes, it was well received on film festivals and I think it was released sooner than this.
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I really enjoyed it...The previous poster mentions You Can Count on me & Lonesome Jim and those really ARE two movies to which you can liken this film...The blue suit sequences really set it apart from those films and although I'm not a huge Lisa Kudrow fan (never really dug "Friends," so shoot me), I thought she did an amazing job in this film. While made up to look like a normal housemom, she looked great and fit the part better than one would imagine. Not sure I get the whole Teri Garr thing, but there are some real laugh out loud moments, and some touching moments between all family members. Salman's boss, by the way, steals the show...she is hilarious, because I think everyone's had a boss like her. Too funny.
shareWow, I think you guys are being a bit too harsh on this movie. Yeah it wasn't GREAT, but it wasn't HORRIBLE either. Definitely NOT worth a 1/10.
I liked this movie. I thought it was a nice little family comedy. It actually seemed more like a drama, with some comedy meshed into it. I think a lot of people can really relate to this movie, if they have a family member or a husband who is away at war, or somebody who feels like an outcast and doesn't get much respect from people. I have often felt similar to Scott Prendergast's character. Speaking of Prendergast, he wrote the movie, directed, and played the main character. That's a lot to do. He much pretty much did everything on this movie.
Overall, I think I would give this movie a 7 or 8 out of 10. Something I would probably watch again.
The problem with the world in general and the Internet in particular is the argumentation and polarity. If someone doesn't like something, it's a 1 and it "sucks." If they like it, it's a 10 and it's "awesome." Whatever happened to the middle ground?
This film is better than most movies, but it falls short of excellence in my book. I gave it 7/10. I probably wouldn't watch it again because there are so many other films I've yet to see.