I enjoyed Jeremy Piven's early career a good deal , I consider "The Goods" to be one of my favorite comedies of this century, and his performances are always a standout. So in that vein I was excited to check out this film and it was a giant swing and miss.
This is not funny enough to be a comedy. The jokes in it are limited to bar banter and reused sex jokes. Situations aren't funny it's a lot of people yelling at each other honestly. It also isn't dramatic or realistic enough to be a drama. The entire plot makes no sense by the end of it, and there really isn't much of a plot to begin with.
Piven is not good here. He is given so few jokes and jokes they do not play to his strengths. The rest of the cast minis Taryn Manning ( who is quite good here) also falls flat.
The one thing I can give this film credit for is it's depiction of small town life. As someone who grew up in a small town and left ... they really left the warts in of what it's often like. Disrespectful conversation, sense of community ect. Not enough to save the film , it's bad, but I appreciated them not hollywooding it.
This is not funny enough to be a comedy. The jokes in it are limited to bar banter and reused sex jokes. Situations aren't funny it's a lot of people yelling at each other honestly. It also isn't dramatic or realistic enough to be a drama. The entire plot makes no sense by the end of it, and there really isn't much of a plot to begin with.
Piven is not good here. He is given so few jokes and jokes they do not play to his strengths. The rest of the cast minis Taryn Manning ( who is quite good here) also falls flat.
The one thing I can give this film credit for is it's depiction of small town life. As someone who grew up in a small town and left ... they really left the warts in of what it's often like. Disrespectful conversation, sense of community ect. Not enough to save the film , it's bad, but I appreciated them not hollywooding it.