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Plot: Jeremy Davies, so weaselly as the interpreter in Saving Private Ryan, got his break in this 1994 dark comedy debut by writer-director David O. Russell. Davies plays a college student whose enti...( read more read more... )re future seems to implode when his traveling-salesman father forces him to stay home for the summer and take care of his mother, who is recovering from a broken leg. In anguish, he gives up a prestigious summer internship and moves back to the house where he grew up. There, he distracts himself with masturbation and lots of long walks, and even a half-hearted courtship of a much younger girl. But his proximity to his mother provides surprising preoccupations and impulses, which give this film the best of its squirmy humor. Russell, a sharp-eyed observer of surreptitious human behavior, extracts wonderfully drawn performances from Davies and Alberta Watson as his mother in this unexpected delight. --Marshall Fine

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  • nkkigrrl28
    nkkigrrl28
    4.0 Stars
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    September 25, 2008
    Genius. Exactly what I imagined it would be. Jeremy Davies was superb. Hit all the notes it was trying to hit. Disturbing and funny. Not a "feel good" film, but I felt great about seeing it. Made me nostalgic for the 90s!!!
  • craissgirl
    craissgirl
    3.0 Stars
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    September 4, 2007
    I'm not entirely sure why this film is billed as a comedy - for I struggled to see even black humour in it. The performances were great and it was an interesting subject for a movie to tackle but I did feel it could have been much better than it was.
  • lexprime
    lexprime
    3.5 Stars
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    June 5, 2007
    Surprisingly good, black humour at it's peak. Overall pretty funny, though not for the lighthearted or easily disturbed
  • grantl65
    grantl65
    4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 22, 2007
    Russell is one of my favurite directors...and this a good one. Great black comedy. Be warned, this not for those uncomfortable with the depiction of incest.
  • nanoqna
    nanoqna
    4.5 Stars
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    January 17, 2007
    u can tell taht not everyone likes this. if u dont like moveis about incest dont watch this. where dod u think tiwas a comedy, its serious. its about what they do 2 kids who r in the way depednant, its manipulating. everyone is good seflish. how can u imagine how he wouldnt be crazy until hes angry.

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