This is a surprisingly funny movie about a thirty-year-old man who lives at home with his parents. Adrien Brody plays Steven, a socially awkward young man who gets fired from his office clerical job one day and decides to become a ventriloquist. Brody is quite good in the role and displays comedic talent I didn't know he had.
Steven's family are a bunch of losers too. His father's retired and sits around all day putting model ships together. His typically Jewish mother smothers him with attention while destroying his sense of worth. His sister, played by Illeana Douglas, is a wedding planner who's own engagement goes sour when her fiance turns psycho. Steven's only friend (Milla Jovovich) is an outcast like himself, a puck rock singer who also lives at home.
I don't want to give away the plot or anything, but there are some really funny scenes in the film. The wedding at the end, where Jovovich turns into a Yiddish punk rock singer was one of them. The film's not only a good comedy but there's a touching romantic thread running through it between Brody's character and his unemployment counselor, played by Vera Farmiga (she plays the Jocelyn Jordan character in the remake of "The Manchurian Candidate).
All in all an excellent little film and one I highly recommend. From reading the review of writer/director Greg Pritikin's next film coming out soon, I think we have a new talent to follow.
Steven's family are a bunch of losers too. His father's retired and sits around all day putting model ships together. His typically Jewish mother smothers him with attention while destroying his sense of worth. His sister, played by Illeana Douglas, is a wedding planner who's own engagement goes sour when her fiance turns psycho. Steven's only friend (Milla Jovovich) is an outcast like himself, a puck rock singer who also lives at home.
I don't want to give away the plot or anything, but there are some really funny scenes in the film. The wedding at the end, where Jovovich turns into a Yiddish punk rock singer was one of them. The film's not only a good comedy but there's a touching romantic thread running through it between Brody's character and his unemployment counselor, played by Vera Farmiga (she plays the Jocelyn Jordan character in the remake of "The Manchurian Candidate).
All in all an excellent little film and one I highly recommend. From reading the review of writer/director Greg Pritikin's next film coming out soon, I think we have a new talent to follow.