In some cases, the old stories are the best. In this case, for instance, boy
meets girl, falls in love, and must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to
be with her.
In this case, what he needs to do is get kicked out of the house my his mum, so
he can go and live with his dad, who lives close to the object of his
affections. Things get out of hand as the lad develops a Tyler Durden-esque
alter ego, and whenever one obstacle is overcome, a new one takes its place,
as things spiral out of control into mayhem and chaos.
It's not a deep movie by any means, but it delivers what it promises to be,
which is a indie-film-flavour farce with heaps of misadventure. Michael Sera is
good as the would-be-bad-boy nerd on a mission, Portia Doubleday is fun as the
would-be sophisticate girlfriend who he's utterly captivated by, but who adult
viewers will see through and see as just as nerdy on the inside as him, which
lends her a lot of genuine charm. Good support from the likes of Steve Buscemi,
Ray Liotta and Zach Galifianakis, who give the young characters enough room to
work.
It's a well written, well made film that's completely absurd, in a good way.
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