mumblecore :)

I was nearly peeing my pants in excitement: my first mumblecore film... on a theatre in Mexico City! After hanging out with Joe Swanberg for a couple of days!

I expected the movie to be all the things my dreams are made of, but it just blew me away and destroyed my expectations by going beyond them by many miles.

Deep, raw, emotional, cute, hilarious, depressing, extraordinary performances and a beautiful cinematography.

Some genius moments (the opening sequence is one of the funniest sex scenes I've ever seen and the banana conversation was simply wonderful) and a painful ending, Nights and Weekends was everything I asked for, and more.

It took me a while to get into it but once it grabs you, it really doesn't let you go.

Maybe my problem with the movie is that I thought it was going to be deeper. A really raw study of artistic couples, with a mumbly touch à la Joe Swanberg. But it wasn't. It was great, it just wasn't that great.

I liked the performances, though. With her little screentime and change of acting style from what we're used to see her in, Jane Adams steals most of the show. Except from Justin Rice who is better than any of us could've expected from The guy from Bishop Allen. Every time he's on the screen it's hypnotizing. One of the cutest characters you'll find nowadays. Who doesn't want a husband like him?! His rendition of The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best parts of the movie, only exceeded by the music sessions with his bandmate, wisely cut into other scenes. Actually, that's something I really enjoyed: the editing job by Joe Swanberg himself. The most genius moments of this little, cute film come from scenes put together in a big, sometimes funny editing ballet.

A nice addition to the Swanberg filmography. Can't wait for Silver bullets.