I initially assumed this was going to be some low-budget production, and I really didn’t expect much from it – anticipating anything would have been a complete loss of time. But my expectations were wrong. What surprised me most was how straightforward the story was, yet still quite entertaining. Not every small film manages to pull off that kind of charm. Everything felt familiar, like elements borrowed from other m…

I don’t always take notice of what film reviewers say—or even pay attention to their suggestions; I used to be one myself, actually, writing for a national magazine quite some time ago — but when a movie has a Metacritic score of 40%, it usually doesn't look promising. Nevertheless, I decided to watch this one, mainly because several actors I like were in it and the script was written by the Duplass brothers. I qu…