Humor Me

Humor me.. the 2017 one, with elliott gould. Written and directed by sam hoffman. When nate's wife leaves and takes the kid, he (jemaine clement) goes to live with his dad (elliott gould). Some sight gags about retirement communities. And writer's block. And father son relationships. All the nookie that may or may not be happening at a retirement community. Small roles for annie potts and bebe neuwirth! Nate and his dad both have their own issues to figure out. Can they do it while sharing an apartment? It's pretty good! Very cute. It kind of moseys along. Gould was nominated for bob and carol.

The first thing I would say about this film is .. that I liked it!..which is quite a rare thing these days. It is a slow burner that turns into a little gem. It is actually laugh out loud funny at times which is very rare for a modern comedy film ranging from gentle humour to fairly blunt and direct stand up Jewish jokes.There are some intelligent and caring points made about generational differences, family, success and failure and life in general ... nothing completely new and which has not been covered in other films but put together in a very original and charming way by the very talented writer/ director Sam Hoffman. Jermaine Clement excels as the very dry down at heel playwright and is ably supported by a great supporting cast including veterans Gould and Neuwirth. Recommended.

Thats all i really have to say. it just bugs me when good movies dont even credit the lead actors.

You can't really go wrong with this movie if you like Jemaine Clement. I like everything he's ever been in and after watching Humor Me it remains the same. He lost his kiwi accent for this movie though, don't know why he did that, don't really get it either. If you're from New-Zealand you have an accent and that makes your charm. That said he should just speak like he always does. Humor Me is full of subtle jokes, Jemaine Clement's facial expressions, it all brought a smile on my face for the entire movie, what else could I ask for when watching a comedy? Easy and entertaining story, good acting, a recipe for a good evening of cinema.

Not a movie that many would enjoy. But I think it's a brilliant movie about life, family, grieving and rebirth. I loved every second of it, because it's soooo good and really relatable. I am amazed that it did not win any major awards...