I am giving this film a negative review although I did enjoy the two main characters. The film had no arc and little to interest the viewer. The director attempted to tell too many stories and used trite tie-ins that failed to captivate. After a while the only question was "When is this going to end?" If this is her first film then she needs to learn how to edit and to avoid cute but dull characters. She provides no background story that might have helped the audience to care. Her approach is to tell as many stories as possible in as democratic a way as possible with the result that everything is static. Its not all bad but would have been a better film if she had concentrated more on the story of the two main characters and less on others such as the two teenage girls and the horny shoe salesman friend of the main male actor.
Altman, among others, can tell a lot of stories well. She is no Altman.
Altman, among others, can tell a lot of stories well. She is no Altman.