A mystery woman who radiates anger & vulnerability at once makes 4 a great opening. & tho her arc is oddly surprising & moving, there r times when the film skips over bits of dialogue/motivation necessary 2 understand changes in character (e.g.What exactly does Ritter say 2 get her 2 drop the knife? Y does she allow him 2 jump 2 something as invasive of personal space as a shampoo?) Still, Palka does so much so well, what's most confusing is how such a well-made indie failed 2 generate more buzz
The dialogue was hideous, the subject of the dialogue was often porn and with that to work with you would think they could learn a lesson, but nope...just as bad as cheap porn dialogue.
I think to understand this film is to understand madness. As is understanding quite why it was marketed as some kind of educated romantic comedy. And I'm pretty sure that this could be edited down by an hour or so without losing anything.
"Not your traditional boy-meets-girl story, but it does an excellent job of delivering two fairly unique characters trapped in a seriously strange relationship."
Quirky, funny and surprising odd-couple relationship movie. Thankfully the weirdness of the characters isn't based on anything that went before - the ideas are truly original and fresh. I loved the setting of L.A. looking like a ghost town in early hours of the morning or strange times of night, it gave an ethereal feel to the insomnia-fuelled proceedings. A little patchy but definitely a memorable movie for the unique atmosphere that pervaded every scene.
Like if Judd Apatow tried directing Finally Lillian and Dan? Stilted but oddly charming, although the ending is clumsy and mishandled. Surprisingly nice cinematography though.
I wanted to like this film.. but I just can't seriously believe any guy is going to put up with as much as she put him through. He may not be perfect, but she didn't deserve him.