The Duplass brothers, kings of the indie film world, are back with their fifth feature film delivering on their reputation for telling strong stories with the idiotically named mumblecore camera style that has put them on the map. Jeff, Who Lives At Home, like their 2010 film Cyrus, has a much healthier budget and name stars, but still continues the natural realism and spirit of their early films The Puffy Chair and Baghead.
In Jeff, The Duplass brothers experiment with the meaning of life is everything in life connected and happen for a reason? With a theme this heavy you might expect the film dig in deeper than their past endeavors, but the writer/director sibling team keep things light. Although Jeff feels less ambitious than Cyrus or The Puffy Chair, the guys keep the film moving forward at a fun, entertaining pace.
The strong cast seems to have a lot of fun working with the Duplass Brothers highly improvisational style. Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets), Ed Helms (The Hangover, Cedar Rapids) & Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking) truly feel like a fractured family that know too much and weirdly not enough about each other at the same time.
Jeff, Who Lives At Home may not be a huge leap forward for the Duplass Brothers, but it's a nice film opposite from most main stream movies that forget to include a story as a backbone of their special effects display. Jay and Mark Duplass will always have a purchased movie ticket from me.
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In Jeff, The Duplass brothers experiment with the meaning of life is everything in life connected and happen for a reason? With a theme this heavy you might expect the film dig in deeper than their past endeavors, but the writer/director sibling team keep things light. Although Jeff feels less ambitious than Cyrus or The Puffy Chair, the guys keep the film moving forward at a fun, entertaining pace.
The strong cast seems to have a lot of fun working with the Duplass Brothers highly improvisational style. Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets), Ed Helms (The Hangover, Cedar Rapids) & Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking) truly feel like a fractured family that know too much and weirdly not enough about each other at the same time.
Jeff, Who Lives At Home may not be a huge leap forward for the Duplass Brothers, but it's a nice film opposite from most main stream movies that forget to include a story as a backbone of their special effects display. Jay and Mark Duplass will always have a purchased movie ticket from me.
For more quick reviews check out www.FilmStallion.com