A hilarious film at first; then you realize the characters are quite annoying if you deal with them in real life. Apart from the rather slow pacing, the screenplay was well choreographed. Giamatti again at his best as the gloomy protagonist.
Like a French cheese platter; some rich and delectable, some bland and uninspiring. Quel dommage, but the many unprepared scenes overwhelms the artisanal ones. The idea of a palate of short movies sounds exciting, but questionably the five minute-per-story scheme might have been going for too much.