Existentialism For Sale

Rating: Null/10 (19 June 2014)

For the obscene price of what they charge at the cineplex these days, one gets to delve philosophically into what makes for good and bad relationships. This movie would have us believe that the physical presence of a partner/lover is nonessential, but that communication and trust are key; that both physical and emotional connectedness is important. So tell me something I don't already know. This in essence is why this movie panders and pretends to be some deep thought-provoking production, when, in fact, it is a meandering portrait of losers who seem to want more out of life than just plain, old fashioned happiness. Kind of what I think every time I see someone held captive by their smartphone, completely enrapt and ignoring the human around them. Phoenix certainly plays losers very well. Take the makeup off Adams and we see a shallow, pathetic piece of work whose creative juices run to producing a somnambulant documentary. This movie was not bad for one reason; Scarlett Johansson's voice.