A shy man, Jack is a new yorker whose potential has not been fully realized. He is a limo driver whose life does not seem to be going anywhere. Jack is best friends with Clyde, another driver, who seems to be exactly what his co-worker is not. Jack lacks social graces, but that does not mean he is a loser by choice. Life has not prepared Jack in the romance department. Part of the problem is that Jack is a loner. He is awkward as well as clumsy.
All that is about to change. Clyde, married to Lucy, think their mutual friend, Connie, might be a good match for their friend. Connie is as clumsy and awkward as Jack, appearing to be sexually deprived as him. Clyde decides Jack needs to get into swimming, a great undertaking to get him out of his protective armor. At the same time, Clyde wants Jack to learn a few tricks from a Waldorf's chef so he can wow Connie with an impressive dinner. Eventually, Jack and Connie find a mutual ground to make it as a couple.
The film is based on the play of the same title by Robert Glaudini, who adapted the original material for the screen. We saw it when it was presented at NewYork's Public theater, a few years ago. The film version is directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is repeating the role he created. The film is small and still shows its origins as Mr. Hoffman keeps it as intimate, as it was in the theater. He shows generosity in the way he staged the text. In some other hands, it would probably had not been so.
Mr. Hoffman, one of the best actors working in movies today shows great intelligence in his approach to the solitary man discovering a lot of possibilities when he meets the right woman with whom make music together. Amy Ryan keeps surprising with each new appearance. Her Connie is real, a sheltered young woman, opening to a life she never thought probably existed before she met Jack. John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega repeat their performances as Clyde and Lucy.
All that is about to change. Clyde, married to Lucy, think their mutual friend, Connie, might be a good match for their friend. Connie is as clumsy and awkward as Jack, appearing to be sexually deprived as him. Clyde decides Jack needs to get into swimming, a great undertaking to get him out of his protective armor. At the same time, Clyde wants Jack to learn a few tricks from a Waldorf's chef so he can wow Connie with an impressive dinner. Eventually, Jack and Connie find a mutual ground to make it as a couple.
The film is based on the play of the same title by Robert Glaudini, who adapted the original material for the screen. We saw it when it was presented at NewYork's Public theater, a few years ago. The film version is directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is repeating the role he created. The film is small and still shows its origins as Mr. Hoffman keeps it as intimate, as it was in the theater. He shows generosity in the way he staged the text. In some other hands, it would probably had not been so.
Mr. Hoffman, one of the best actors working in movies today shows great intelligence in his approach to the solitary man discovering a lot of possibilities when he meets the right woman with whom make music together. Amy Ryan keeps surprising with each new appearance. Her Connie is real, a sheltered young woman, opening to a life she never thought probably existed before she met Jack. John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega repeat their performances as Clyde and Lucy.