Cheap rom com mainly of interest to Better Things fans because it stars a young Pamela Adlon and was directed by her husband - a co produced by his dad. So it fits into that universe, as a movie he made through his dad.
It gave Adlon (billed as Pamela Segall then) a lead role, and she's a cutie, totally perfect for the best friend who the male lead doesn't know is prettyt il it's to late. She goes topless in one scene briefly - what was this for?
Christian Oliver is a debit as the male lead - handsome but awkward with English and he can't act (he died in a plane crash this year so I feel mean writing that but it's true).The guy who is their housemate is also annoying - I'm not qute sure I got his arc with Shawnee Smith (she seems scared of him at the end).
There's a knockout support cast - Linda Hunt, Shawnee Smith, Laura San Giacomo. It's also itneresting to see some Better Things themes - like, the importance of food, attending art galleries, having gay friends. So I assume she had a fair bit of creative input on it.
Some very contrived scripting i.e. Hunt and Giacomo won't tell Oliver his father is sick because... evil?
I will give it points for the scene were Giacomo proposes to Oliver - she becomes vulnerable and scared and it opens up this whole side to the character. One that isn't really explored through the rest of the movie but she's a good actor and does that scene well.
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