Synopsis
After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.
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Cast
- Julianne NicholsonSara
- Will ArnettSubject #11
- Bobby CannavaleSubject #40
- Michael CerverisSubject #15
- Josh CharlesSubject #2
- Dominic CooperDaniel / Subject #46
- Frankie FaisonSubject #42
- Will ForteSubject #72
- Benjamin GibbardHarry / Subject #20
- Malcolm GoodwinFather of Subject #42
Recommandations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
One hell of a date movie. A surgical examination of the male psyche based on David Foster Wallace's book and written and directed by John Krasinski, there is plenty of food for thought and argument. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
At times, the movie could have been called "Me and You and Every One of the Bastards We Know," but Krasinski preserves Wallace's whooshing roller coasters of words, powered by the fuel of confession. - 67
The A.V. Club
Raises the question of whether Krasinski made this movie because he really loves Wallace’s work, or because just he wanted to show Hollywood that the loveable doof from The Office can actually act. - 63
USA Today
An insightful, sharply written and unsettlingly amusing exploration of the darker elements of masculinity. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Works only in spurts. - 40
Variety
It's a very academic movie about academics that belongs in academia, not movie theaters. - 40
Time Out
The question is, could someone turn these full-frontal-dudity snapshots into a satisfying, cohesive movie? Answer: no, but not for lack of trying. - 40
NPR
Faced with the unenviable choice between honoring his daunting inspiration and telling his own story, the director shoots straight down the middle -- and misses both targets.
