The Intervention

Could have been better... Could have been worse. These are signatured actors who signed, sealed, and delivered this movie with the same charm that is unique to each actor. Anytime natasha lyonne and Clea Duvall are together doing anything, it's gonna have some comedic moments. Seeing Melanie lynsky in the mix kinda gave me nostalgia for but I'm a cheerleader. Thought at first this was gonna be a sequel style romp, but turned out to be a well thought out and heartfelt storyline. This movie has real potential, however it does lack a few things that bring it just out of reach. For a first time endeavor on the part of Clea Duvall for writing and directing, you go girl! But for an avid movie watcher, there are things that so drag and lack. If you don't have uber high expectations, this movie is quite charming, but if you want an epic Hollywood blockbuster or arthouse cult flick, then do not watch because you'll just be disappointed. However, if you have respect or adoration for the cast, give it a go, you won't be disappointed with their unparalleled charm. Enjoyable flick. Sidenote, miss duvall, if you read this, get summer Phoenix in on your next project.

Loved it. Natasha and Melanie were hilarious as always and Clea is an outstanding director!

I think people get way too involved with negative feedback on this film. Take it with a pinch it's a lighthearted film, enjoyable, at some points funny, sad, very relatable. We can all relate to one of the characters/situation in the film and it's real. Good watch, would watch it again on a Sunday with a cup of tea

The talented actress Clea DuVall makes her major motion picture directorial and writing debut here, and also is one of the featured players in the ensemble cast of eight as well. The group gathers at a luxurious summer home, outside of Savannah, mainly to have an intervention and urge two of their friends to bail out of a very strained marriage.

There's a lot of talent in this cast and they're effective in their particular roles. However, I found the screenplay to be terribly clichéd and non-believable on the whole, and the characters to be carping and annoying for the most part, reaching epiphanies during the movie that seemed to come out of "left field".

Are we really supposed to feel for a character who's trying to make the argument that Hitler may have had good intentions in what he did, and thus maybe wasn't such a bad guy? How they left this scene in the film is beyond my comprehension.

To note, there's lots of explicit language laced throughout the movie, as well as some highly suggestive sexual scenes,

All in all, a talented cast is rather wasted here as the script and the whole thing just didn't ring true, in my opinion, plus the usual 180's at the end were not worth the long slog to get there.

I've never written a review here but seeing this movie being compared to Big Chill, one of the finest movies about relationships ever, I couldn't help myself. I love these kind of movies but this is just bad filmmaking. Soulless, bad written characters and horrible story. Cannot believe that director is best friends with otherwise great Lynskey, cause she's given her one of the the worst roles of her life.