Just to get it out of the way, this is in no way a comedy, though it's comedic elements in it. It seems quite a number of people went in expecting SNL high jinx because of the leads and thus we have some irate low-star reviews here. Kind of a poor reason to hate a movie IMO, but that's their problem.
The storyline, which covers more than a few heavy topics is not overdone, and certainly not depressing in its outlook. As the movie opens, the two leads play fraternal twins that had both hit some kind of bottom, each seeming to have lost hope of life getting better. It is this crisis moment that brings them together after having been apart for a decade, the reason for which gradually is teased out as the story moves along. Along with that, the pain and damage they carry from the childhood becomes clearer, and healing these scars becomes key to each facing life anew.
More than anything, what really stands out is the warmth and vulnerability displayed between Bill Hader and Kristen Wigg. I'm going to assume part of that comes from the trust they have for each other from their previous work together. The rest of the cast is perhaps not as well drawn, but they are adequate. The resolution, such as it is, feels right; both earned and pointed in a positive direction.
The storyline, which covers more than a few heavy topics is not overdone, and certainly not depressing in its outlook. As the movie opens, the two leads play fraternal twins that had both hit some kind of bottom, each seeming to have lost hope of life getting better. It is this crisis moment that brings them together after having been apart for a decade, the reason for which gradually is teased out as the story moves along. Along with that, the pain and damage they carry from the childhood becomes clearer, and healing these scars becomes key to each facing life anew.
More than anything, what really stands out is the warmth and vulnerability displayed between Bill Hader and Kristen Wigg. I'm going to assume part of that comes from the trust they have for each other from their previous work together. The rest of the cast is perhaps not as well drawn, but they are adequate. The resolution, such as it is, feels right; both earned and pointed in a positive direction.