To those who dislike this film

No; not really.

I did not like this film, but I appreciated the fact that it wasn't Hollywood-phony.

I actually liked her friend Charlotte (kinda hot) and the chef guy.







War, one war after another,
Men start 'em who couldn't put up a good hen-roost.

I liked that many of the characters were dislikable. Actually there were points where I was made uncomfortable by how dislikable (but real) they were.

For example, while Frankie definitely wasn't the worst of them, Aura's situation with Frankie reminded me of friends I've had who didn't want my life to move in a positive direction because they would rather have someone to be miserable with. (Not that Aura's treatment of Frankie was nice, either.)

Aura's sister also reminded me a lot of my sister, especially at that age. I think it's easy for high school or college kids to see post-grads who appear somewhat aimless and to judge them for not having it all figured out, when they have not yet been in that situation themselves and seen that really, no one has it all figured out at 22.

if something were to have actually happened in the movie... i think that would have been enough for me to change my viewpoint on it. it seemed so bland and empty. depressing, almost.

I didn't hate them, I just found them uninteresting. It seems like we're meant to find her utterly fascinating but no reason for this is ever given. Nothing about her seems to justify spending any time or attention on.

Plot, story, character development, stakes. I think you need at least one of those things.

The film should never have been made.

Its not particularly good or compelling. Its an example of a film that gets green lighted merely because the writer, actor, director comes from a wealthy, well connected entertainment media family.

I do not like this film on several levels; one of which is because the characters, each, are so unlikable. However, unlikable characters do not, alone, make a movie disagreeable. In this case, it's that the unlikable are also very uninteresting and this,, paired with their believing others (including the audience) should give a *beep* about them and their circumstances, makes this a very poor film.

I doubt many would find Alex from A Clockwork Orange at all "likable;" but he is incredibly compelling as he has charisma (his intelligence, his appreciation for Ludwig van, his sense of self...). Hell, even the Droogs are not likable but have charisma as each as a personality. But Dunham's characters do not have these personality traits...they are the people who are the childhood friends of your friends who are at the same party as you only because your friend felt compelled to invite them because they grew up together and who everyone is uncomfortable being around because they're so desperately uninteresting yet believe others should be interested in their situations.