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The only reason why I stuck with this thing is because I really like four of the cast members. Bobby Cannavale, Luke Evans, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael Shannon. However, I should have trusted my instincts and never finish watching this nonsense. Lesson learned: if you're stuck with nine screwy strangers at some feel-good spa run by Nicole Kidman, run screaming and never look back! Shocked that David Kelly had anything to do with this.

Saw this @ the TriBeCa Film Fest and thought it was amazing. Araki manages to juggle tenderness and humor within a disturbing story. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a pleasant surprise for someone that only knows his work on "Third Rock from the Sun." He's really a fine actor. The movie's other star, Brady Corbet, was only 16 when he made this and is also remarkable. Mary Lynn Rajskub gives an earnest, quirky performance as a girl who believes that she's been abducted by aliens (don't ask, one character's search for alien abductees is actually part of the plot). The rest of the cast is great especially the two boys that play Gordon-Levitt & Corbet's younger selves. It's probably Araki's best yet.

Watched this almost by accident on a Sunday afternoon with nothing to do and nowhere to go. This movie was much better than any expectations I might have had. Tobey Maguire and Wilson Cruz are fine together as is Amy Hathaway (not familiar with her). Adam West is fine as a sleazy father pimping for his daughter. Though the "losers making bad choices" plot can bore the heck out of me, this one kept my attention. Certainly not great in any way, it's not boring or stupid and can sometimes be surprising.