Synopsis
Larry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for man's best friend (his dog Arrow), and do his grandmother proud?
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Cast
- Jason SchwartzmanLarry
- Olympia DukakisGrandma
- Tunde AdebimpeMajor Norwood
- Eleanore PientaLupe
- Stephen RootGeorge
- Arrow SchwartzmanArrow the Dog
- Jimmy GonzalesJimmy
- John GatinsDinsmore
- Jonathan TogoDon
- Josh MeyerReginald
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
Feels like an homage to the early work of Wes Anderson with its plinky soundtrack, solipsistic banter and emphasis on uniforms. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Byington's two-chuckle-a-minute script is mostly interested in Larry's constant, evasive patter, which continues whether the target of his words appears to care what he's saying or not. - 70
The New York Times
Drifting and sweet, 7 Chinese Brothers (like Mr. Byington’s gentle 2009 love story, “Harmony and Me”) leaves a melancholy but hopeful aftertaste. - 67
The Playlist
While it conjures up a winning swirl of themes, lines and images as it unfurls, one suspects that Schwartzman’s considerable talents are compensating for some core deficiencies. - 63
Movie Nation
Jason Schwartzman may be a little old for the part, but there’s something of a “voice of his generation” spin to his role in 7 Chinese Brothers. - 63
RogerEbert.com
This is is the kind of movie that makes you appreciate Schwarztman's unique brand of screen energy, if you didn't already. - 60
New York Daily News
Jason Schwartzman does the full Bill Murray in 7 Chinese Brothers. - 58
The A.V. Club
Bob Byington’s 7 Chinese Brothers is no "Listen Up Philip," but it’s an amiable enough slacker comedy, boosted by its star.
