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Let's not call this a comedy .......

posted 8 years ago by alrodbel
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This was a realistic drama, that included comical situations, that were always subordinated to the flow of events. I happened to enjoy it immensely because there wasn't a character, or a scene that didn't ring absolutely true.

Each person decided to live life, including the misery of Will no longer being the full time dad of his adored girls. He knew there was nothing to do, and being angry at his wife would only hurt the kids, so he resisted. It came out a bit in his graphic illustrations, but that was only catharsis.

This was a beautiful and amazing film, especially compared to what is usually produced.

[–] veil182 8 years ago

There weren't very many dramatic scenes either. Him catching his wife cheating, for example, was played up to great comic effect. The straight scenes, like him getting together with Diane the first time, were all pretty low key.

I'd call it a slice of life film, but it was pretty humorous throughout.

[–] thaatguy 7 years ago

Did we see the same movie? This was a trite, slow, and unengaging film with cringe-worthy dialogue spoken by mostly unlikable characters.