Spivak

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I'm still waiting for the comedy, that resumes this movie. There's absolutely nothing funny about Spivak or maybe I just didn't get the humor, that's also a possibility but I highly doubt it. Spivak is an ugly negative person played by Michael Bacall. He's surrounded by positive people that apparently don't see how ugly and negative he is, and that was for me the thing I hated the most about this movie. You're not going to fall in love with a person like that, that just doesn't make any sense and for that alone this movie is just dumb. Spivak having pity sex with a goodlooking woman, Spivak dating a beautiful Laker girl, they apparently both fall for his charms, whilst he's the most annoying and petulant character possible, it's just too ridiculous for words. The acting isn't that bad though, the story is. Don't read the positive reviews, to me they're fake.

Writer's block ... it's when you can't perform. That obviously nags at you and your confindence. It also will influence your real life and how you deal with other people. And while that rings true and is depicted nicely here, there are moments where you might hate the leading character for the choices he takes. Choices that not only have impact on his life, but the life of the individuals he calls friends and with whom he lives. Now overall there is not too much to think about in this movie. The moral point is clear and you know where this is heading. But the characters are really nicely drawn - in a weird and akward way, but still nice and with love. If that sounds like something you may enjoy in a crazy "romantic" comedy (life drama), then you will be entertained by this. Truths are there for those who live in a similar mind set obviously ...

But I can't stop letting it run here on my computer. Something pleasant (but totally unbelievable) has to happen.

I truly have no idea what this movie was supposed to be. I watched it all the way through and the tone was about as flat as possible, from start to finish. The lead actor was just bad, he made me uncomfortable annoyed me by the "whoa is me" persona. I gave it a 3 instead of a 1 because the supporting cast were actually very entertaining but mopy ugly (literally ugly) face stopped any momentum with bad acting and writing for his character. Again, the writing was bizarre and to far fetched to be remotely believable but like I said the supporting actors gave me a cpl of chuckles.

This movie totally reminded me of Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid. It had the same tone. It had the same under the radar humor. It had the same emotional longing. Kudos to all involved! I had the grandest time watching it. You just don't see idiosyncratic movies like this anymore. What a shame.

This one could have easily fell into the same trap of so many low budget slacker comedies. Cliched gamers sitting on the couch, cocky sarcastic losers, sexual innuendos, etc. Thankfully they actually avoided those things. This movie tends to teeter on complete farce and romantic comedy. It works on that level. There are some laugh out loud moments like the empty Vegas club with the pulsating music, and some brief tender moments when the golfer tells him how much he loves the book, and he 'gets' it. And it's sort of fun watching the story play out. So there are some redeeming factors. But where this movie, and so many others, fail is that they present what is basically a depressed sad sack loser who never says anything funny, brilliant or really insightful, yet for some reason two hot babes, one is a Laker girl, are able to see through all that, see him for what he is and they fall for him. I think that's very lazy writing. Anyone can fall for anyone, but there ARE reasons. There was nothing in this dude that any women would really like, let alone an upper class babe or a hot dancing Laker girl.

10/10 votes must be mostly fake. If you're going to fluff up a score - at least give it 7's or 8's so it gives the allusion of being real. The main character is drowned in self-loathing and makes me want to punch him. He feels sorry for himself and refuses to accept the help people (for some reason) continue to give him. I did not find anything insightful from this film other than what kind of person to not be.

Excellent Film. Irony with a capital I! The humor can be subtle but it's definitely the funniest film I've seen this year.

Interesting premise that hooked me in. It began as a wacky quirky piece but seemed to run out of ideas until the last thirty minutes which kind of drew me back in. I guess I was put off by the protagonist, likable at start but his sour face just went on for too long and became frustrating. And by the third act he kind of came around, but I lost interest by then. The supporting characters were more engaging and kept me in there. Still a small film with wonderful ideas that came alive in the last stanza that should have been the tone for the whole film from the beginning.