The inward journey Americans are unable to take

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2014)

This film proved popular with critics and audiences in Europe, who in general are much more well-versed in irony and cinematic craftsmanship than American audiences. If you are unable to comprehend the ironic use of product placement, as in the use of Papa John's Pizza to recall Stiller's dead father, then the rest of the film will have little relevance.
It is certainly a thoughtful and nostalgic piece, reflecting upon the smoldering cynicism of corporate media, and its ultimate inability to stimulate the minds of an increasingly numb citizenry.
Just read the one and two star reviews of this film and Stiller's point becomes painfully evident.