Great cast, average story

Rating: 5/10 (4 July 2018)

This film felt far more like a play or TV movie than anything else - lots of dialogue, minimal soundtrack, and a few too many convenient plot leaps. Also, it tries a *little* too hard at almost every moment. But when Linklater writes your play, you can get Carrell, Cranston, and Fishburne to star. For all the flaws here, they act their asses off. And while the story is hardly perfect, we could use more like it too (even if they could be better executed). The story stays true to its characters, and works best at its quietest moments.