My new favorite Noah Baumbach flick
But I'll admit, it's not for everyone.
Please keep in mind: this is a character study. It's a unintentional-romance where the humor exists within a stronger drama, and if you can accept the two leads' vulnerabilities, their development will be extremely satisfying, even as they regularly pass in and out of likability due to their behavior and actions. There are funny moments, but no laughs, if you know what I mean.
There is line (not quite a spoiler, but warning you nonetheless) that really cuts to the heart of the movie, like: Don't you still think of yourself as a guitar player, even though you haven't picked up a guitar in decades? The drama of the movie is here, and seeing someone struggle with something so simple can be frustrating. Some in my audience clearly couldn't handle the arrested development of Greenberg, but know this -- it is perfectly acted and presented, nuanced and developed, and certainly why some react so strongly against it: perhaps it hits too close to home