The Trouble with Bliss (2012)
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29% of critics liked it
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36% of users liked it
(945 ratings)
The Trouble with Bliss tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Peter Fonda), who… More The Trouble with Bliss tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Peter Fonda), who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18-year-old daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor (Lucy Liu), Morris realizes that even though his life is unraveling, it's also opening up in ways that are long overdue. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Michael Knowles
- Written By
- Michael Knowles, Douglas Light
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- 7A Productions/Variance Films
Critic Reviews
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Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Hall does what he can, but Michael Knowles' film does such a thorough job portraying the ennui and aimlessness gripping its protagonist that the feeling is contagious.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety
The difficulties of adapting idiosyncratic literature to the screen are all too apparent in The Trouble With Bliss.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Striving mightily to be the indie equivalent of a wacky sitcom, "The Trouble With Bliss" fails to draw much humor from farcical situations.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
The kind of movie that gives a bad name to the concept of "quirky."
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Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Without much actual character to latch on to, most of the actors seem lost and awkward, even the usually dependable Hall.
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Cast
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Michael C. Hall
as Morris Bliss
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Chris Messina
as NJ
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Brie Larson
as Stephanie Jouseski
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Brad William Henke
as Steven "Jetski" Jouseski
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Sarah Shahi
as Hattie Skunk/Hattie Rockworth
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Peter Fonda
as Seymour Bliss
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Lucy Liu
as Andrea
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Scott Johnsen
as George
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Carol Lambert
as Stephanie's Grandmother
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Glenn Kubota
as Mr. Charlies
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Mary Goggin
as Mrs. Cruxo
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Melanie Torres
as The Cindi
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Joshua Alscher
as Torc
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Liz Holtan
as May
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Kate Simses
as Nancy
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Gameela Wright
as Nadine
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Dana Raja
as Girl on Rollerblades
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Carl Villa Roman
as Cab Driver
- Rhea Perlman
- Sarah Shali
