I like the boys from Stella and had high hopes for this film, but I was disappointed. There were a few moments of humor, but for the most part the script was actually kind of boring. The acting was part of the problem also, with Showalter in particular being overly mannered and self-conscious. The two ladies were quite good, though, especially Michelle Williams, who was so effective every time she was on screen that she almost seemed like she was in a different movie that everyone else. I am not an expert but I think most of the blame here is to bad direction as the scenes just did not seem well-staged and the camera angles seemed to be misplaced a lot of the time. My friend does not really like Stella-type humor and she liked the movie better than I did, so maybe it was kind of an expectations problem as well.
Review of The Baxter
