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If you don't like character- and dialogue-driven films, skip this one. I found it interesting. To me, it's about people in search of love and understanding...mostly of themselves. And unfortunately, they all suck at both. If there were some appreciable growth by at least one of these hapless humans, it would've helped. One of the characters had just a tiny bit of an arc.

That said, I can see why the filmmaker did what she did here. Golden Exits is a bit dark and many will find it equally depressing (if you're not taking what I'd call a very objective and observational approach to it), but I think the key point here is *so is life at times.* This film serves as a stark reminder that there is so much more for us than living in perpetual angst and unhappiness - a state in which most if not all of these characters seem to excel.

This show came on just after I graduated college. I watched it religiously; it was real, the writing, acting and shooting were tight, it was the thinking person's answer to 902whatever. Class of '96 took me back to my college days in an amazing way, every episode. Also had a great soundtrack and terrific opening theme (...you and I have so much more to learn). You might also remember the show that followed it -- The Heights (spawned famous song -- "How do you talk to an angel"). Also a pretty good vehicle that didn't get its due credit. I'd love to get these shows on dvd; alas, who knows where they are now?