Hre we have one of those indie comedies that people love to rave about. You know, the ones that elicit comments like “hilarious” or “delightful” or “riotous.” Except really, those types of movies are never really any of that; they’re usually just mildly amusing, if that. So it is here. That’s not to say this is a bad film; that would unfairly besmirch the late Lynn Shelton’s effort as writer and director. This film does keep the viewer engaged and it has at least a few laugh out loud moments. Marc Maron has a naturalness in his performance as Mel the pawn broker, while the rest of the cast fill out the roster with the usual quirky characters who always populate these kinds of movies. And there, again, we get back to the original point: all of this feels very familiar to anyone who has watched this kind of indie flick before. Even some of the shots that Shelton presents throughout the movie show a familiar sensibility that is a hallmark of indie cinema. So we’re not talking about a moviemaking milestone here—just an oddball slice of unusual life comedy that’s watchable but not overly exciting. Yeah, you can hold the “hilarious”; “mildly amusing” seems just about right. Trust me.
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