third, why it is listed as comedy is a mystery to me. he doesn't play a funny role! first, this story is not a comedy!!! second, it's a drama with moments of levity. never thought he was funny, never! and as this film is marketed as a 'comedy' surely the morgan character would not be funny to me. ![]() I kept overlooking this movie because one of it's stars is tracy morgan. I was glad I watched it(and I'm normally not a fan of Eisenburg or Morgan)so I recommend giving it a shot. Please don't dismiss this as junk from the rating, yes I doubt the film will be winning any awards & there certainly wasn't any Oscar worthy performances but it does have redeeming qualities. Every character involved has their flaws but overall they are decent people. Don't expect to be ROTFLOL, although it does have it's funny moments. I guess it's fair to say this was a feel good movie of sorts. Again the simple becomes complicated as her drug supplier Sprinkles played by Tracy Morgan is all out & Eli & his mom are sent out on a mission with Sprinkles & his brother Black to secure his resupply. Simple enough, but when mom finds out the rehab won't accept her because of a clean urine, her & Eli are sent off on a mission for drugs to get her a positive drug screen to get her accepted. It begins with Eli beginning what proved to be a very ruff day for him, his plan being to drop off mom at rehab and head to a piano audition for a prestigious music school. The story involves a struggling drug addicted mother Penny portrayed by Melissa Leo, her young daughter Nicole and her college age son Eli(Eisenberg). I admit the script could have been better and a few scenes could have used a re-shoot, but in the end the project deserves a decent review so I'm giving it one. I was never a fan of Jesse Eisenberg but he did a decent job with this. I'm sure it will start to climb up from that over time. Not a must-see in any way but it's simply a movie to have some good time with! 6/10 Īfter viewing this I was shocked at the current rating of just 3.7/10. The ending pretty much came out of the blue and I wish they did something more with it. Things didn't really felt wrapped up, at least not to me it didn't. I'm only taking off a point on its rating because of its sudden ending. It's simply being a true actor's movie, in which they are truly able to shine, without having the pressure of a big budget and high expectations and Hollywood producers constantly breathing down their necks. It might seem like an odd choice for Oscar nominated and winning actors such as Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo to be in this little film but I can definitely see why they wanted to be in it. It's really a movie that is mostly being carried by its characters and the actors who are portraying them. It's fun to watch the situations he gets in, as he meets more and more people along his way. He gets in more and more trouble with his family when simply trying to take his mother to a rehab clinic. The setup of the movie is very simple, when things slowly are spiraling down for a young piano student, played by Jesse Eisenberg. ![]() It manages to find a pleasant balance between its drama and comedy elements, by mostly inserting comedic ingredients and oddball characters. That's probably the reason why I enjoyed watching this movie it never gets an heavy or too serious one. It's well made, occasionally funny but above all things it's being a very light movie to watch, making this movie easy to digest and simply pleasant to watch, despite of some of its main dramatic themes. It's nothing to run out for but I see this as a perfect movie to watch on a rainy afternoon or as a way to kill some time with. But really, that doesn't mean that this movie isn't worth checking out. That however doesn't mean that some of them are still being some good and fun ones to watch, of which this movie is a perfect example! Most people will probably never see this movie, also mostly because this movie is being a low-key and independent production. Well, there are so many movies out there you can so easily do without.
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