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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

As Good As It Gets

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

This is a somewhat low key not well known Parker Posey Movie. Is is NOT a comedy, but has some funny moments. It is if anything a very interesting and fun to watch Drama about how easily life can change due to other changes or choices around one self. The acting is very engaging and great all around. Parker is in her element as "Susan" the boss that has to have it all, and will do literally almost anything to get it. It is not quite real life, but close enough that it makes you think a lot about what is happening could be real. A great movie, that sadly was not quite a comedy, but marketed as one.

Why this movie doesn't work is an interesting question. It kept my attention all the way through, and apparently I'm still thinking about it. Parker Posey is great in her usual style as Susan Felders, playing a charismatic but unstable corporate executive.Eric Mabius is Pete Cozy (Who sold out for a cozy life, get it?), our ostensible protagonist, he is mostly just a straight man for Posey. We're told over and over how he used to be in the music business, which made him happy, and now he has a corporate job which does not.Cozy's wife, Sara (Annie Parrisse) seems like an intelligent and loving woman, but in terms of dialogue her main concerns are buying a Volvo, getting pregnant, and not getting a job.There's some adultery, and some intrigue, the consequences don't really show up until the last 15 minutes and then they're resolved off-screen, leaving everything almost exactly where we started except for a lifestyle bump and additional child for Pete and Sara.What did it all mean? I don't know. Maybe there's such a thing as too much ambiguity for your characters.

I agree with the majority that this is not the best film, but not bad either. The problem with it was the slow start and slow middle part, but the final act was so good. When I was watching it, I did not think I would rate it decently. I changed my mind after seeing the final few minutes and how it all ended.The film focused on a middle class family man who is working in a supermarket chain. But this is particularly about him and his boss. After he declined the top position in the office to lead a stress free normal life, his new boss who gets close to him for his good character. That complicates him, between office and family. When a big opportunity knocks, followed by a roadblock, what happened after that was covered in the remaining narration.Basically, the whole film was concentrated between two plus one character and occasionally supporting cast. As the poster hint, it's not Parker Posey's film, she was only part of it and a famous name among the cast. Though, actors like Amt Schumer and others are in small roles. So the performances were good, with the decent storyline. This is not a famous film, I don't think many had seen it or heard of it. It was more like a television film, the quality wise, especially for the holiday season. I Think it can be watched once with a low expectation, particularly the comedy parts.6/10

Let me begin by saying I am a HUGE Parker Posey fan. I absolutely love her in just about everything she's done. And it really is thanks to her excellent performance in this movie that I gave it as many stars as I did. Unfortunately, despite Parker's best amazing efforts, the movie is very boring. It's like it wants to take off and go somewhere....and Parker is workin it like nobody's business....but it just continually flatlines. Eric Mabius tries his best too (such a cutie) and a pretty good actor. But as the old saying goes, you just can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, and this film is a squealing sow. If you want to enjoy Parker in her full glory, check out some of her other fun flicks, like Best in Show, House of Yes, or Adam and Steve. But do yourself a favor and leave this particular movie on the shelf.