There's something about Jim Strouse's movies that is refreshingly sweet.
There's no extremes, as in most of our lives, which makes his movies very relatable.
Jessica James is an eager, but insecure writer who can't get over her ex.
She meets a recently divorced guy (nicely understated: Chris O'Dowd), who also can't get over his ex.
And then there's much about hopes and dreams of doing what you want to do.
What I like about this movie is that though many of the roles are cast with Black actors, it is NOT your typical woke hateful cringe.
There is nothing whatsoever about race. The lead role could have been white and Chris O'Dowd could have been replaced by a Black actor, it would have made no difference.
Jim Strouse seems to follow the Morgan Freeman rule: If you want to get rid of racism, just don't talk about it, as he already did in People Places Things.
This is what people want to see. Good job.
There's no extremes, as in most of our lives, which makes his movies very relatable.
Jessica James is an eager, but insecure writer who can't get over her ex.
She meets a recently divorced guy (nicely understated: Chris O'Dowd), who also can't get over his ex.
And then there's much about hopes and dreams of doing what you want to do.
What I like about this movie is that though many of the roles are cast with Black actors, it is NOT your typical woke hateful cringe.
There is nothing whatsoever about race. The lead role could have been white and Chris O'Dowd could have been replaced by a Black actor, it would have made no difference.
Jim Strouse seems to follow the Morgan Freeman rule: If you want to get rid of racism, just don't talk about it, as he already did in People Places Things.
This is what people want to see. Good job.