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A film for fans of Perks of Being a Wallflower, unfortunately I am not one of those people.It's slow and despite the great cast it's not enjoyable. There are some funny moments and Jim Rash is on good form as normal but it's not worth watching the film for the tiny amount of good in it.
Steve Carell
plays a difficult character to his normal self and it's nice to see him
acting as someone other than a goofy/nice guy. The rest of the cast,
despite being good, all play fairly typical characters for them and it's
quite boring. I'm sick of seeing films/reading books that like to present the idea that if you're a little bit awkward or introverted all you need to do is find some friends and that'll fix you. The passiveness of the main character is excruciating; he seems so unhappy (which is how many people who are introverted are portrayed and that's not how we are) but he does nothing to change his life. Instead people talk to him, engage him. It's this 'kindness of strangers' rubbish, waiting for a prince or a friend to save you. Films should teach you how to save yourself, not wait for others to do it for you.
Some people may like this film but it's just another in a cannon of films that I hate. I would just like to see a film with someone who is happy being alone.
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