Harmony and Me

One of my favorite independent films. It's fun, fast paced, engaging... A delight. It has a seemingly typical story for an independent film; a guy painfully hung up on a past girlfriend, working out his issues. But it's not really typical at all. It's a rare independent comedy that's sarcastic but not mean spirited. Innocent but not naive. Heartfelt but not dramatic. Most important, I like Harmony. I root for him. I enjoy watching him and I love what the story does with him. By the time it ends (after less than 90 minutes) I feel 100% satisfied.

Doesn't get any indier than this, but I have to say that It is also one of the most honest and funny films I watched recently. The story is simple and old as time: braking up and dealing with it, but in this little pearl it sounds like something new. Looks like it's true that money isn't everything after all.

Flat and dry in tone, Bob Byington's film is an odd take on the down and out blues.

For an ultra low budget indie, Harmony and Me is quite enjoyable. Even though it's horribly shot and directed, the comedy is sharp and the actors - especially Justin Rice - are fully competent. What more could you ask of a mumblecore flik? Well, a better ending, I suppose; the dous ex machina is atrocious, but it's Harmony you really care about in the end.

Good picture! Can't wait to see more from this Bob Byington fellow.

An ultra low-budget film that has the feel of a collection of short stories, sprinkled with the humor of The Office (U.S.). It doesn't exactly grasp it's central topic down, but at an hour and 15 minutes, Harmony and Me is a breezy and welcome mumblecore, and superior to peers like The Colour Wheel and The Puffy Chair.

Enjoyed this much more than I expected to... it's nice to see ultra low-budget film making not suck. Complete with Nick Offerman cameo.

Hilarious, dry sarcasm spun around a heart which is breaking, but she's not finished breaking it yet.

Filled with deadpan cyniscim, this is one of the funniest films from recent times. It might be about heartbreak (as Harmony states throughout the film - "she broke my heart. but she's still at it. she's breaking my heart.") but beneath the surface, the film shows hilarious interactions between the forlorn main character and his eccentric friends and family. Really, the film is about a young man finding himself outside of a one-sided love affair with a cold-hearted woman. A seriously ironic and hilarious ending.

I tend to be down with mumble-based films, so I enjoyed this one. It was almost too mopey (is that possible? who knows?), seemingly depicting a world: population 0 happy people.