rob-virnig

This movie was a masterclass on acting and humor by Zosia Mamet. She was brilliant while this apparently low budget film was pretty dull in many other ways. The other actors were not very convincing in their roles. It is worth watching despite any failings. I also liked the demon Trump parody that was slipped in as a side story. If you like Doctor Who or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy you will probably enjoy the sillier aspects of the writing. It does a fairly good job as viewed as a rom com with an emphasis on the comedy. I wish the male lead had been a little stronger as an actor and comic.

First time I've felt compelled to review a movie, because I totally disagree with the very high ratings given to this movie so far. My complaint isn't about the movie being a hacked up version of the book, because almost all movies made from books involve compromise during the process of condensing a novel into a screenplay.

My issue with this movie is that is narrated all the way through with the actual movie just being a piece here and a piece there. I don't go to a theater to be told a story; I go there to watch a movie. The actors and actresses are great, but the way this screenplay was written and directed they have little opportunity to actually act. It is like an illustrated book, but the story is read to you and accompanied by snippets of video.

One might say that the use of narration is an artistic way to present the original book, but it is in my opinion taken to such an extreme it simply becomes a reading of a story rather than a movie.