I really believe that if a film is going to be simply average it shouldn't be produced. That ship has sailed with this production. A below average performance by a tenuously average cast.
More specifically, there's no reason to pay money to see Anna Kendrick's pinched little face and listen to her millennial psychobabble when we see and hear that all around us on a daily basis. Perhaps it's meant to be some sort of parody? John Hughes 2.0 since Miles Teller bears a mild resemblance to John Kusak in terms of his look and style? Who can say. I don't think that even the producers know the intended vibe. The directors certainly don't.
I have to say that after seeing this and the smattering of Anna Kendrick's work I'm really just not impressed with her as an actor. Whatever character she's given she presents the same flat performance with the pinched face. Perhaps they should have made this one into a quasi musical too? Hmm. No, I don't think that would have saved it. Perhaps a cartoon. She's better with voiceovers.
If you haven't seen the film, no need to. Just go to the nearest hipster dive cafe and you'll see little Kendrick lookalikes everywhere. Watch your step or you'll land on a hipster.
More specifically, there's no reason to pay money to see Anna Kendrick's pinched little face and listen to her millennial psychobabble when we see and hear that all around us on a daily basis. Perhaps it's meant to be some sort of parody? John Hughes 2.0 since Miles Teller bears a mild resemblance to John Kusak in terms of his look and style? Who can say. I don't think that even the producers know the intended vibe. The directors certainly don't.
I have to say that after seeing this and the smattering of Anna Kendrick's work I'm really just not impressed with her as an actor. Whatever character she's given she presents the same flat performance with the pinched face. Perhaps they should have made this one into a quasi musical too? Hmm. No, I don't think that would have saved it. Perhaps a cartoon. She's better with voiceovers.
If you haven't seen the film, no need to. Just go to the nearest hipster dive cafe and you'll see little Kendrick lookalikes everywhere. Watch your step or you'll land on a hipster.