Bry-2

If Clark Johnson never acted in another episode, play or movie, he could rest comfortably knowing his performance in this episode was simply the best ever, in a show known to raise the emotional heights higher than usual on television.

His work has always been understated and cool, which made his explosion all the more unexpected, realistic and moving in this show. Highly recommended; kudos, Mr Johnson!

Padding for length Padding for length Padding for length (silly rule -- who's fault is it that I don't have a full 10-lines worth of kudos for Clark Johnson here?)

Even if it was the first film to use "Mondrian multi-frame compositions" from start to finish, this will only appeal to you if you're a) an angst-ridden 15 year old girl, b) an Ellen Page fan or relative, or c) a misled fan of "Juno" who thinks anything with Ellen is better than anything else.

The split screen (aka "Mondrian multi-frame compositions") is pretentious and ineffective except in a few selective sequences. It does work occasionally, but almost by accident -- I bet it even surprised the director when it did.

This is an art-film gone mad. Ellen is excellent playing a less-fun, and far less funny, version of Juno in a family-hell situation. Recommended if you are fighting insomnia, this is possibly the longest 77 minute film of all time.