"Hello, I'm an artsy dark comedy"

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2018)

This movie is so obviously trying to be edgy & artsy, it might as well have had someone walking out with a sign at key moments- "laugh here" "gasp here" "tear up here". I love the actors, the characters were super colorful & the movie wasn't boring. Other than that, it felt like someone took a template of a dark comedy & then just left out the realism.
Going out on a limb here but I'd say people don't normally use the F word & C word that often.
Policemen don't act like that ...and still have a job.
Assault, arson or attempted murder are causes for arrest (even for cops)
People don't let their friends do jail time for the sake of leaving signs in the street (that was a friend, right?)
That 19 year old girl would not be attracted to the ex
Making fun dating a little person might have been funny 20 years ago (and then his enlightening 'look in the mirror' speech as he left the table was ... meh)
Also, that was quite a 180 for the vicious, racist cop who throws people out of windows. Too many unrealistic situations & reactions.
And why did that random suspect guy come into the shop in the first place? Did he rape someone in Irag?
And throw a turtle in there while you're at it.
Sorry, love the premise, love the actors but sometimes I think critics just have a checklist they go by.