There is no way of talking about this movie without spoiling it, so be warned. However, there is not much that you can spoil as nothing really happens, which seems to be a trend in Joe Swanberg films. I kind of enjoyed Happy Christmas, and I wasn't a huge fan of Drinking Buddies, but this is the worst of the 3 films. The film opens up with a couple who are staying in some else house find a gun and a bone in the yard. The husband (Jake Johnson) thinks there may be a body buried in that place. Does this sound like an interesting movie? Trust me. It's not. This is mainly because the film isn't about that. Instead of the movie being about a guy trying to dig up a buried body, the film is actually about a white upper-middle couple who spend the weekend apart and all their drama. Basically, the husband and wife take a weekend to see if they really want to be together, but none of their problems are that serious. For example, the husband doesn't want the wife's parents to pay for their kid's pre-school. Cry me a river. Not only that, but once again, the film is largely improvised, which makes the dialogue awkward in places. Also, the editing is awful in a lot of places, as the dialogue overlaps, and you can't tell what anyone is saying. The film also tries to make you think that the couple might cheat on each other, but it literally gives you no reason to care one way or the other.
There are actually a lot of great actors in this film, all of whom I like from much Better films. For instance, this film has Anna Kendrick (who is one of my favorite actors from Pitch Perfect1&2, Up in the Air, A Simple Favor, and many others), Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, & Pirates), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Brie Larson (Kong Skull Island), Sam Rockwell (The Green Mile and JoJo Rabbit), and the great Sam Eliot. However, despite all this talent, the film failed to engage me at all. In fact, I have watched this movie twice now because the first time I watched it, I wasn't sure if I gave it a fair chance. However, after re-watching it, I still don't know what the main characters' names are. Also, to be fair, a lot of these actors only have small parts in the film, and they are just improvising in the scenes that they are in. For instance, Anna Kendrick only has two scenes in the film. In one, she is doing drugs and strips down to her underwear, and jumps in a pool. This would be fine, but it is super awkward when a naked man jumps in with her and hugs her. Like, what was the point? And the other seen she helps sow up Orlando Bloom's face. It was a complete waste of her and her talents as an actor. In fact, I would have of all of Anna Kendrick's films I have seen so far; this one is my least favorite of hers. Also, I hated the way the film treated Brie Larson's character. I didn't give it a one-star because I think Anna and Brie acutely elevated the scenes they are in. And when it is all said and done, like the possible dead body at the start there really was no point to this movie..
There are actually a lot of great actors in this film, all of whom I like from much Better films. For instance, this film has Anna Kendrick (who is one of my favorite actors from Pitch Perfect1&2, Up in the Air, A Simple Favor, and many others), Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, & Pirates), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Brie Larson (Kong Skull Island), Sam Rockwell (The Green Mile and JoJo Rabbit), and the great Sam Eliot. However, despite all this talent, the film failed to engage me at all. In fact, I have watched this movie twice now because the first time I watched it, I wasn't sure if I gave it a fair chance. However, after re-watching it, I still don't know what the main characters' names are. Also, to be fair, a lot of these actors only have small parts in the film, and they are just improvising in the scenes that they are in. For instance, Anna Kendrick only has two scenes in the film. In one, she is doing drugs and strips down to her underwear, and jumps in a pool. This would be fine, but it is super awkward when a naked man jumps in with her and hugs her. Like, what was the point? And the other seen she helps sow up Orlando Bloom's face. It was a complete waste of her and her talents as an actor. In fact, I would have of all of Anna Kendrick's films I have seen so far; this one is my least favorite of hers. Also, I hated the way the film treated Brie Larson's character. I didn't give it a one-star because I think Anna and Brie acutely elevated the scenes they are in. And when it is all said and done, like the possible dead body at the start there really was no point to this movie..