Spivak

I'm still waiting for the comedy, that resumes this movie. There's absolutely nothing funny about Spivak or maybe I just didn't get the humor, that's also a possibility but I highly doubt it. Spivak is an ugly negative person played by Michael Bacall. He's surrounded by positive people that apparently don't see how ugly and negative he is, and that was for me the thing I hated the most about this movie. You're not going to fall in love with a person like that, that just doesn't make any sense and for that alone this movie is just dumb. Spivak having pity sex with a goodlooking woman, Spivak dating a beautiful Laker girl, they apparently both fall for his charms, whilst he's the most annoying and petulant character possible, it's just too ridiculous for words. The acting isn't that bad though, the story is. Don't read the positive reviews, to me they're fake.

Wally is a loner and an aspiring writer. I'm not a psychiatrist, but he appears to have major self esteem issues, and seems to be depressed over not being published. But he's so young! Very few people have been published! His housemates drag him out to dinner, where he meets a beautiful, popular girl. They hook up. And little by little, he comes out of his shell, and starts taking chances. And this changes his whole life! A cute, quirky, little film. Kind of just rolls along... more of a thinker film, but it's quite good. It didn't win any awards, but has the feel of being someone's (unlikely) actual life experience.maybe jazzed up, for poetic license. The couple engaged to be married really go out of their way to be friends with him, given the circumstances they really encourage him in ways most people just don't. At least in my own experience. They completely ignore his loner tendancies and introduce him around. It's cute. Co written and directed by anthony abrams, adam brode. Showing on the flix!

But I can't stop letting it run here on my computer. Something pleasant (but totally unbelievable) has to happen.

I found this movie endearing, uplifting and inspired. Misunderstood artist lost in his own self-doubt, insecure in his own ability, but happenstance and stepping out of his comfort zone open him up to the possibilities in front of him and renew his faith in the world. Yes, it has it's cheesy moments, but all in all, a nice change of pace.

This one could have easily fell into the same trap of so many low budget slacker comedies. Cliched gamers sitting on the couch, cocky sarcastic losers, sexual innuendos, etc. Thankfully they actually avoided those things. This movie tends to teeter on complete farce and romantic comedy. It works on that level. There are some laugh out loud moments like the empty Vegas club with the pulsating music, and some brief tender moments when the golfer tells him how much he loves the book, and he 'gets' it. And it's sort of fun watching the story play out. So there are some redeeming factors. But where this movie, and so many others, fail is that they present what is basically a depressed sad sack loser who never says anything funny, brilliant or really insightful, yet for some reason two hot babes, one is a Laker girl, are able to see through all that, see him for what he is and they fall for him. I think that's very lazy writing. Anyone can fall for anyone, but there ARE reasons. There was nothing in this dude that any women would really like, let alone an upper class babe or a hot dancing Laker girl.