Quirky But Filled with Substance
by
This is the kind of movie that leaves you richer for having experienced it. There are no "Hallmark endings" and a slice of life picture that resorts to that sort of heart tugging maudlin technique has no relationship to life or cinema of the highest order.
A movie about real, fully dimensioned characters is a rare bird and the dark humor of the story is filled with the kind of unsentimental realism that reaches into our psyche and shakes us awake. Reality is not simple, nor are humans, and the characters and performances in this film are richly textured.
If you don't like thinking about and reflecting on the human condition, this movie is not for you. However if you find joy in the simple truth that we all are connected, and life is precious, walk with wild abandon to the theatre nearest you.