Synopsis
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn: For One Magical Night Only."
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Cast
- Aubrey PlazaLulu Danger
- Emile HirschShane Danger
- Jemaine ClementColin Keith Threadener
- Craig RobinsonBeverly Luff Linn
- Matt BerryRodney Von Donkensteiger
- Sky ElobarCarl Ronk
- Maria BamfordThe Elegant Woman
- Kirsten KriegHilda
- Michael D. CohenMitch Stemp
- Sam DissanayakeAdjay Willis
Recommendations
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Austin Chronicle
At its heart, Luff Linn is a very sweet love story between Colin and Lulu, punctuated by absurdity and a specific type of humor that (as I’ve referenced before) brings to the screen the spirit of the work of famed graphic novelist Daniel Clowes. - 80
The Guardian
This is an entirely ridiculous shaggy-dog story, a comedy salted with strangeness and seasoned with surreality. - 75
IndieWire
The result is sometimes overlong and wears out its welcome, but it clarifies Hosking’s distinctive tone — a playful and often charming blend of outré humor and genuine emotion that makes him one of the most distinctive new voices in current cinema. - 70
Variety
Hosking has a vision, and more often that not, it works. - 67
The A.V. Club
The cast is mostly made up of film and TV comedy pros, all of whom seem to be having a good time overacting Hosking’s Bizarro World dialogue. - 63
Movie Nation
It takes an absurdly long time getting here, but with a lot of “Man, that’s nuts” along the way, it’s pretty much worth the wait. - 38
Slant Magazine
The absence here of a joke is meant to be hilarious, or to at least congratulate the audience for willfully submitting to a denial of pleasure. Every element of the film is studiously, painstakingly random. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
As puerile and go-nowhere as the script is, Clement and Berry are more successful than their costars at making the dialogue their own. Clement even gets a laugh or two. But be assured that the pic's big reveal is not worth the wait.
