My Effortless Brilliance

My Effortless Brilliance (2008)

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A successful and self-absorbed novelist makes a belated attempt to mend his fractured friendship with the lifelong buddy who unceremoniously sent him packing years ago in this drama from director/screenwriter Lynn Shelton. Eric Lambert Jones was a terrible friend, so bad that his childhood friend… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.
Directed By
Lynn Shelton
Written By
Lynn Shelton, Sean Nelson, Basil Harris, Calvin Reeder, Jeanette Maus
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 9, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Nov 17, 2009

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    There's not much narrative shape to the film but a tremendously authentic texture to the relationship.

  • Sean Axmaker, GreenCine

    I found the texture of the relationships and the sly humor winning...

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